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Britain, Iraq to begin negotiations on troop presence

BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- British and Iraqi officials will begin negotiating a deal that will allow British forces to remain in Iraq beyond the end of the year, when a U.N. Security Council mandate on their presence expires.

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki made the announcement Sunday after meeting with British Defense Secretary John Hutton. The United States is also trying to reach an agreement with Iraq to maintain a military presence beyond 2008.

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