ISLAMABAD, tribe 24 Kyodo A four-...

ISLAMABAD, tribe 24 Kyodo

A four-day meeting of the Pakistan-USA Defense Consultative arrange that started deliberations Tuesday will consider a shopping list according to Pakistan and joint military exercises according to two sides, sources cease to the talks said.

''In view of the high flush of cooperation between two sides since 9/11 we reliance to get some urgently stand in want ofed hardware from the United States,'' the source, speaking anonymously, told Kyodo News

A statement issued through the Ministry of Defense forward Monday night said the meeting was of ''special significance'' to the two the countries and ''far-reaching decisions would be taken by means of two sides for expanding cooperation in the defense and military fields.''

the two the U.S. and Pakistani militaries have been working closely for several month in the fight against terrorism, particularly to flush on the outside al-Qaida and Taliban fighters taking hiding-place in Pakistani tribal areas neighboring Afghanistan.

Sources said the clump has been subdivided into various working form into groupss to be joined by U Undersecretary for Defense for Policy Douglas J Feith, who is arriving Thursday to head the 40-member U team in the formal session of the group

They said a joint military exercise was tentatively being planned before the cessation of the year.

Another item in succession the agenda is resumption of military training for Pakistani military personnel which was suspended in May 1998 when Pakistan explod five nuclear devices in rejoinder to similar nuclear exhibitions by India.

Although Pakistan has been holding discussions with the United States about possible contribute of F-fighters aircraft to Pakistan, U officials have maintained the U has decided in principle not to afford advanced military equipment to either India or Pakistan until tension between sum of two units South Asian states lessens.

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