Iraq, Syria agree to restore full diplomatic ties

BAGHDAD, Nov 21 (Reuters) Iraq and Syria today agreed to restore full diplomatic relations, nearly a quarter of a century after they cut ties, a move Iraq hopes may help stem what it says is Syrian support for militants.

Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem, making the first visit by a Syrian minister to Iraq since the US-led invasion in 2003, signed the agreement with his Iraqi counterpart Hoshiyar Zebari in the presence of journalists.

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