The Hague, Netherlands, June 22, SPA -- Top British and Dutchdefense officials met in the Netherlands Wednesday to discuss foreign operations and the upcoming British presidency of the European Union. Also on the agenda of talks between British DefenseSecretary John Reid and Dutch Defense Minister Henk Kampwere Bosnia, Sudan and Afghanistan, where the Netherlandshas special forces and Apache helicopter detachments. The Dutch said Tuesday they are prepared to send anadditional 1,000 troops to Afghanistan, on top of a current300 forces, The Associated Press reported.--SPA1356 Local Time 1056 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/271794
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