MOSCOW- Khurram Dastgir Khan confirmed to Sputnik that Islamabad was intalks with Moscow on the issue of purchasing air defence systems, addingthat Pakistan was interested in such weapons.

“Air defence system is a different kind of weapon we are interested. We arevery much interested in a very wide range of the Russian weapons technology.

We are in negotiations [on air defence systems] and once we concludenegotiations, we will be able to announce them,” Khan said in an interview.

Pakistan and Russia may reach an agreement on Islamabad purchasing RussianSu-35 jets “in the next few years,” the talks on the issue are in theirearly stages, he said.

Last February, a high-ranking military official in Pakistan told Sputnikthat Islamabad had no plans to buy the Su-35.

“Concerning fighter aircraft Su-35: may be in the next few years we will beable to reach that point, we are at the beginning of negotiations now,” theminister said answering a corresponding question.

Pakistan is interested in acquiring Russian T-90 tanks as a long-termcommitment instead of a single purchase, Pakistani Defense Minister KhurramDastgir Khan told Sputnik in an interview on Thursday.

We are interested in tanks T-90 and it is not going to be a one-timepurchase but it is going to be a long-term commitment,” Khan said.