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Neighbours Blame Saddam for 1980-88 War

Iraq and Iran have issued a joint statement blaming Saddam Hussein and his henchmen for being the military aggressors in the 1980-88 war between both countries and Iraq’s 1990 invasion of Kuwait.

The statement, issued today during Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi’s historic trip to Iraq, comes as the Shiite Muslim-dominated governments of both countries try to forge better ties following Saddam’s removal from power two years ago.
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Iraq PM makes first foreign trip

Iraqi Prime Minister Ibrahim Jaafari is in Turkey for his first official foreign trip since the new government was formed.

He is in Ankara with five senior Iraqi ministers for talks expected to cover security, trade and natural resources.

Mr Jaafari has met his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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