President Zardari to leave for Iran today

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari would undertake a two day official visit to Islamic Republic of Iran from today (Wednesday).

Spokesperson Senator Farhatullah Babar said that during the visit, the President will hold talks with Iranian leadership on a host of bilateral issues and the regional situation.

He said that the visit was part of the ongoing contacts at the leadership level to further strengthen the bilateral relations and to consult each other on regional and international issues of concern to the two countries.

He said that the President has been urging for further strengthening of the bilateral relations and for early completion of the mega projects between the two countries and expressed the hope that the visit would lend further impetus to the efforts aimed at early completion of the bilateral projects.

The Spokesperson said that the visit is a manifestation of the great importance Pakistan attaches to its relations with Iran. .