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Iraq, still very unstable itself, hopes to be a stabilising force in the region (Photo: Jan Oberg)

Iraq plans EU-style Middle East union

Iraq has unveiled plans for the creation of a regional economic and security union for the Middle East explicitly modelled on the European Union.

Official government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh announced the proposal on Tuesday (9 December) in Washington at the Institute of Peace, a US government-linked think-tank, saying that talks on the plan with the country's neighbours were already underway.

Mr al-Dabbagh said there was "great interest" in the project, according to AFP.

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Iraq, still very unstable itself, hopes to be a stabilising force in the region (Photo: Jan Oberg)

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