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Pakistan to get MI-17 helicopters from Russia - daily

IRNA

Islamabad, Oct 16, IRNA -- Pakistan is all set to acquire a fresh 
batch of MI-17 helicopters from Russia mainly for Army Aviation and 
broadly to fight terrorism on its western borders, a local daily 
reported Thursday. 
The deal in this connection could be finalized or inked during 
Russian deputy foreign minister`s visit to Pakistan in December, wrote
Pakistan`s English-language newspaper `Observer`. 
"A high-powered technical delegation would be accompanying the 
minister." 
Pakistan Army, the daily added, already has in its inventory 
Russian helicopters and is well-equipped to handle these machines for 
multipurpose missions. 
According to the Islamabad-based paper, Russian sources term this 
development as first but very significant sign of `change of hearts` 
in Moscow toward Pakistan. 
"Pakistan`s President Pervez Musharraf`s visit to Russia early 
this year, had melted the ice and there is genuine desire in Moscow to
bury the bitter past and move forward vis-a-vis its relations with 
Islamabad," wrote Pakistan Observer. 
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