Date : 09/04/2009
TOKYO, April 9 (KUNA) -- Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari will pay a
three-day visit to Japan from April 15 for talks with Prime Minister Taro Aso
on bilateral relations and international affairs, the Foreign Ministry said
Thursday.
On April 17, he will attend the Pakistan Donors Conference in Tokyo, where
about 30 countries are expected to pledge additional resources to help
Pakistan tackle "difficult challenges including economic reform and counter
terrorism measures.
The one-day ministerial meeting will be co-hosted by Japan and the World
Bank.
Zardari will also chair the Friends of Ministerial Meeting of the
Democratic Pakistan Group on the same day, the ministry said in a statement.
During his stay, the president will also meet with Emperor Akihito,
according to the ministry. (end)
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