"The Prime Minister said that if the constitutional institutions approve the agreement between Iraq and the United States, this will facilitate the convening of an agreement with Britainregarding the future of its troops in Iraq, " a statement from al-Maliki's office said.
The figures from the DIW are lower than many other estimates, especially regarding the UK where government figures released earlier this month show that about 130, 000 nationals applied to work in Britain between May and December 2004.