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Kuwait: Leaders from Arab nations, the US and other G8 countries meeting in Kuwait on Tuesday are expected to officially back Iraq’s drive to disarm militias and urge more diplomatic missions to be opened in Baghdad.
According to a draft statement, participants at the meeting will "welcome the Iraqi government's commitment to disarm and dismantle all militias and illegally armed groups, enforcing the rule of law, and ensuring the state's monopoly on armed forces."
In attendance will be US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al Maliki.
The gathering follows meetings between Iraq’s neighbours and major powers held in Turkey and Egypt last year that sought ways to stabilise Iraq.
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