Defense ministers from five FPDA countries to meet in KL

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Senior defense ministers from Australia, Britain, New Zealand, Malaysia and Singapore will hold a o­ne-day meeting in Penang tomorrow to discuss common security issues ahead of a major military exercise in the South China Sea, officials said.

A Malaysian military official o­n condition of anonymity said the meeting held every two years by members of the Five Power Defense Arrangementmay discuse the issue of US plans to realign its troops in Asia in an effort to combat terrorism.

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