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Iraq renews calls for pact with Gulf and says security 'cannot be brought from abroad'

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Iraq’s Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein said on Sunday that stability in the Middle East must come from within the region itself, not from external powers, renewing calls for a security dialogue with Gulf states.

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