GENERAL MUSHARRAF LEAVES FOR SYRIA, JORDAN AND LEBANON TOMORROW (WITH SYRIA-PAKISTAN) ISLAMABAD, JAN 6 (KUNA) -- CHIEF EXECUTIVE GENERAL PERVEZ MUSHARRAF WILL LEAVE HERE FOR A FOUR-DAY OFFICIAL VISIT TO SYRIA, JORDAN AND LEBANON ON SUNDAY, IT WAS OFFICIALLY STATED HERE SATURDAY.
THE ANNOUNCEMENT SAID THAT DURING HIS VISIT MUSHARRAF WOULD DISCUSS BILATERAL MATTERS AND REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ISSUES WITH THE LEADERS OF THOSE COUNTRIES. IT ALSO SAID THAT HE WOULD HOLD TALKS WITH THE PRESIDENT OF SYRIA BIN ASSED, KING ABDULLAH BIN HUSSAIN OF JORDAN AND PRESIDENT OF LEBANON EMILE LAHOUD.
A FOREIGN OFFICE OFFICIAL TOLD KUNA THAT DURING THE VISIT A NUMBER OF AGREEMENTS WOULD BE SIGNED AIMED AT INCREASING TRADE AND ECONOMIC COOPERATION BETWEEN PAKISTAN AND HOST COUNTRIES.
HE SAID PAKISTAN ENJOYED TRADITIONALLY WARM AND CORDIAL RELATIONS WITH THE THREE COUNTRIES, WHICH ARE BOUND IN STRONG RELIGIOUS BONDS ALSO AND THE COMING VISIT WOULD FURTHER STRENGTHEN THE ALREADY STRONG RELATIONS. (END) SJA.BZ.
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