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Premier says Iraq can look after own security (Roundup)

Premier says Iraq can look after own security (Roundup): "Berlin - Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said Iraq was able to took after its own security and was ready for major foreign investment, after holding talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin Tuesday.

'The Iraq of today is not the Iraq of six months ago. We are making great progress in the security situation,' al-Maliki said, adding there was now a considerable measure of freedom and democracy in the country.

'Iraq is able to take the security situation into its own hands. We have achieved great success,' al-Maliki said."

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