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January 5, 2004
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British troops may remain in Iraq until 2007

LONDON, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) -- British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said Monday that British troops in Iraq might stay there until 2006 or 2007.

Straw told BBC Radio 4's Today program that it was "a fact" that substantial number of troops would remain in Iraq for a long time to come.

"I can't give you an exact timescale ... but it's not going to be months, for sure," Straw said.

Asked whether it would be years, he replied: "Yes, but I can't say whether it's going to be 2006 or 2007."

The remarks were made just one day after Prime Minister Tony Blair expressed the same indications during a sudden visit to the British troops stationed in Iraq's ...

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