June 7, 2005	Tuesday	Rabi-us-Sani 29, 1426

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RAWALPINDI, June 6: Foreign Minister Khurshid Kasuri is proceeding to Washington on Wednesday to discuss bilateral relations and international developments with the American leadership, official sources said here on Monday. “The foreign minister would be leaving on June 8 on a trip to Washington, which is a follow-up of earlier discussions with the US administration,” an official said.

The United Nations’ reforms would be the main focus of the talks during the three-day visit, the official said.

Pakistan is opposed to increasing the number of permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, as it feels such a move may reinforce the inequities in the Security Council and add to existing centres of privilege.

The other main item on Mr Kasuri’s agenda would be the procurement of F-16 fighter jets from the US, according to the official.

The progress in India-Pakistan peace process would also figure during the discussions.

The foreign minister would make a stopover in Doha (Qatar) on his way back to attend the South-South summit.

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