British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw has landed in Iraq on a surprising diplomatic visit. He is set to meet local politicians at the British base in Basra, to the south of the country, to discuss issues including Iraq's political future. However, he will not meet the 8,000 British troops in the region but officials say their withdrawal will be discussed. Straw will also have talks with members of Iraq's new federal assembly who won seats in December 15 elections. British officials have said Jack Straw will try to persuade them of the importance of establishing a broad-based national government for Iraq as soon as possible.

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