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Iraq will not allow its territory to be used to attack Iran, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki has said during a visit to Tehran.

Mr Maliki met the foreign minister and President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who pledged to help with Iraq’s security.

..."We will not allow Iraq to become a platform for harming the security of Iran and neighbours,” Iranian state-run media quoted Mr Maliki as saying after late-night talks with Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki.

...A statement from Mr Maliki’s office in Baghdad said economic and trade issues were high on the agenda.

“Iraq is looking forward to Iranian companies taking part in developing its infrastructure,” Mr Maliki is quoted as saying.