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Ahmadinejad departs after historic Iraq trip

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AFP: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad left for home on Monday after ending his historic two-day Iraq trip where he called for the withdrawal of US-led foreign forces. BAGHDAD (AFP) — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad left for home on Monday after ending his historic two-day Iraq trip where he called for the withdrawal of US-led foreign forces.

The president of the Islamic republic was given a red-carpet farewell attended by top Iraqi officials including Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and President Jalal Talabani.

He had arrived on Sunday for the landmark trip, the first ever by an Iranian president to Iraq which fought a bitter war against Iran war in the 1980s.

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