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US, India wrap up defense talks in Washington WASHINGTON, Friday (AFP) The United States and India pledged to hold a missile defense "workshop" on Thursday, after two days of talks between top civilian and uniformed military officials here. Indian Defence Secretary Ajay Prasad and a team of top military officials met US Under Secretary for Defense Policy Douglas Feith, to discuss common military interests between the two democracies. During his trip to Washington Prasad also met other Bush administration heavyweights, including Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Richard Myers. In a joint statement, the two sides warned of the danger that terrorists could acquire weapons of mass destruction and promised to work to secure peace in South Asia, Iraq and Afghanistan. "The two sides reaffirmed the shared view that missile defense enhances cooperative security and stability," the statement said following the meeting of the Defense Policy Group (DPG). "They decided to hold a missile defense workshop in India in the next six months," the statement said. |
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