Iraqi PM urges foreign investors to return

Tue Apr 7, 2009 1:20pm EDT

BAGHDAD, April 7 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Tuesday urged foreign firms to return and invest in Iraq, saying improvements in the security situation meant the country was now more stable.

"Iraq now is based on increased security, for peace and stability, and looks forward to international companies .... participating and investing in the country," he said through a translator after talks with U.S. President Barack Obama. (Reporting by Matt Spetalnick; writing by Jon Boyle; Editing by Andrew Roche)

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