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Greek defence minister to meet Rumsfeld in Washington on Tuesday
ATHENS (AFP) Mar 28, 2003
 Greek Defence Minister Yannos Papantoniou, whose country currently holds the rotating EU presidency, is to meet his US counterpart Donald Rumsfeld in Washington on Tuesday to discuss the war in Iraq and EU-US relations.

Papantoniou will also meet with US national security adviser Condoleezza Rice, according to a defence ministry statement.

The official purpose of the visit, which begins Saturday, is for the minister to take delivery of the first batch of 60 US-built F-16 fighters for the Greek airforce.

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