Iraq seeks British help in oil industry: PM

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Source: AFP

BAGHDAD (AFP) - Iraq asked Britain on Thursday for technical support in its oil industry, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's office said.

In talks with the visiting minister of state for energy, Malcolm Wicks, the premier also sought closer bilateral economic ties, including greater British investment, a statement said.

"The prime minister invited British companies to invest and get involved in rebuilding projects and provide technical help in oil fields," it said.

Maliki said his government was working on market stabilisation following an improvement in security in the troubled country.

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