ISLAMABAD (AFP) - Senior US defense officials will arrive in Islamabad this week for talks on military relations with Pakistan, a key ally in Washington's war on terror, Pakistan's foreign ministry said.
US Under-Secretary for Defence Douglas Feith is arriving here on Wednesday at the head of a US defence delegation for the two-day meeting of the Pakistan-US Defence Consultative Group (DCG) which begins Thursday, foreign ministry spokesman Masood Khan told a weekly briefing.
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The meeting will address "all issues" relating to Pakistan-US defence cooperation, he said in response to a question on whether Pakistan would raise the issue of purchasing F-16 aircraft.
Pakistan reportedly wants to buy up to 25 F-16 fighter jets, worth around 25 million dollars each, by mid-2005 to add another squadron of aircraft to the nuclear-armed nation's existing fleet.
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