Myers to Visit Pakistan for Troops to Iraq

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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: A top US military official was to visit Pakistan to discuss ``issues of mutual interests,'' a Pakistani army spokesman said Monday. Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen Richard B Myers was set to arrive in Islamabad Tuesday, Gen Shaukat Sultan told the media. Myers was to meet with his Pakistani counterpart, Gen. Aziz Khan, and other officials, Sultan said. US Embassy spokeswoman Linda Cheatham confirmed the visit but wouldn't provide details. Sultan said Myers would be in the country for only one day. His visit is the second in less than a week by a top US military official to Pakistan. On Wednesday, US Central Command chief Gen John Abizaid met with President Gen Pervez Musharraf in Islamabad, apparently to press him to send troops to help with peacekeeping efforts in Iraq. The United States has been looking for additional troops from several countries for the US-led coalition in Iraq. Myers was in India on Monday to meet with that country's national security adviser and other military officials. Photo by AP

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