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Iraqi Defence Minister Abdel Qader Jassim (L) shakes hands with British Ambassador to Iraq Christopher Prentice after signing an agreement in Baghdad December 30, 2008. Iraq signed agreements with Britain and Australia on Tuesday giving their troops seven months to stay in Iraq after a U.N. mandate authorising their presence expires on Jan. 1, Iraq's Defence Ministry said. Picture taken December 30, 2008. REUTERS/Stringer (IRAQ)