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星期六， 2008年7月19日
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Gordon Brown認為在與伊拉克領導的談話期間他在伊拉克傾向減少隊伍數字，但不會設置「人為時間表」。

總理在英國的介入也遇見了資深美國官員在驚奇參觀期間對國家，在聲明之前下個星期那裡。

他說「極大的進展」在伊拉克和被支付的進貢最近獲得了到「韌性」英國力量。

在估計英國的目標的伊拉克那裡，布朗先生也說暴力下落了。

在星期六布朗先生飛行入巴格達為與伊拉克總理Nouri Maliki、Jalal Talabani總統和軍事領導的談話。

他也遇見了美國軍事首要將軍大衛Petraeus和美國賴安・ Crocker大使。

他飛行到巴士拉，他歸結於集會英國的隊伍和回顧進展在重建項目。

英國總理說有他在伊拉克想看見面的四個主要宗旨，包括地方軍隊和警察訓練和地方選舉藏品。

他在巴士拉地區也集中於經濟和社會發展和巴士拉機場調動-多數英國的力量當前根據-的地方到平民用途。

暴力`進展』

對分英國隊伍數字的計劃到2,500在春天以前被延遲的歸結於暴力在巴士拉在3月底。

數字從5,000減少了到4,000在2007年10月和上旬4月之間。

軍事司令員說他們在巴格達盼望數字在2009年期間進一步減少，說BBC的吉姆Muir。

講話在他的會議以後與伊拉克領導人先生布朗認為： 「它一定是我們的意圖我們減少隊伍數字，但我不當時給一張人為時間表」。

maliki先生是敏銳的得到撤退時間表到位在美國總統選舉之前在11月。

同時自由派民主黨人領導人尼克Clegg在南伊拉克在南阿富汗請求布朗先生撤出英國的隊伍和放更多入「越來越困難的工作」與Taleban戰鬥。

在新聞招待會先生布朗說猛烈事件的數量顯著減少了，自從他是前在伊拉克12月，下落從六個猛烈事件每天到一个每六天。

「極大的進展獲得了」，他說。

“It’s important to recognise that security, prosperity, local democracy - these are the things that we are trying to move forward and trying to achieve.”

He added: “I am very grateful for the way the British forces behaved in such an exemplary manner. Their professionalism, and their courage, and their dedication is very much part of the progress that has happened.”

 

Mr Brown - whose visit was not announced in advance for security reasons - spent just under an hour in talks with Mr Maliki, then with his advisers. He then spent 20 minutes with Mr Talabani at the presidential palace.

In his last visit in December he announced the official handover of Basra to Iraqi authorities.

This week Iraq and the US called for an agreement on a “general time horizon” for the withdrawal of US troops.

‘Basra another Dubai’

The UN mandate covering foreign troops in Iraq expires at the end of the year.

The US is negotiating a new bi-lateral agreement to cover their continuing presence, and Britain will have to do the same, said Jim Muir.

He said Mr Brown would also be talking to Mr Talabani about the “broader relationship” between the UK and Iraq, with a focus on getting more investment and jobs into the country.

When asked if Britain was motivated by its need for Iraq’s oil, our correspondent said Iraq was “awash” with money from increasing oil revenue.

“The British a looking to play a big development role down in the south… and they are very much encouraging foreign firms to come in and invest, not just in oil but in other projects.

“The British commander down there is talking about Basra being another Dubai in 10 or 20 years down the line, and so there’s huge potential and obviously Britain wants to be part of that effort and obviously to help profit from it as well.”

Mr Brown said he had agreed to hold further talks with Mr Maliki in the autumn.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/7515159.stm

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