Date : 17/02/2004
KUN0022 4 GEN 0252 KUWAIT /KUNA-AGY0
ECO-PAKISTAN-D8
Pakistani Premier leaves for Tehran to attend fourth D-8 summit
ISLAMABAD, Feb 17 (KUNA) -- Pakistani Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan
Jamali Tuesday left for Tehran to attend meeting of D-8, eight Islamic
developing countries.
The summit is due to be held in Tehran on February 17-18 with the
participation of heads of state and governments of Iran, Pakistan, Turkey,
Bangladesh, Indonesia, Malaysia, Egypt and Nigeria.
The 4th D-8 summit will discuss ways to promote trading links between
member countries and to enhance cooperation to fight terrorism, a press
statement said.
Iran and Pakistan would discuss bilateral relations, regional and
international issues during the upcoming D-8 summit in Tehran on February 18,
the statement said.
Jamali would hold discussions on the sidelines of the D-8 summit with
Irans President Seyed Mohammad Khatami, it added.
D-8 was founded in 1998 by the initiative of former Turkish Prime Minister
Necmeddin Erbakan to boost economic cooperation among Muslim states with more
than 600 million population. The prime minister of Pakistan last visited Iran
in October 2003.
Its objectives are to improve developing countries positions in the world
economy, diversify and create new opportunities in trade relations, enhance
participation in decision-making at the international level, and provide
better standards of living.
President Musharraf had attended the third D-8 summit in Cairo in February
2001. (end)
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