Musharraf starts Middle East tour


dpa German Press Agency
Published: Saturday January 20, 2007

Islamabad- Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf on Saturday began a four-day visit to five Arab countries. The president departed to Saudi Arabia where he was due to hold talks with King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz on the situation in the Palestinian territories, Lebanon, Iraq and other regional issues.

Musharraf is also slated to meet with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, King Abdullah II of Jordan and Syrian President Bashar Assad, as well as President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan of the United Arab Emirates.

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