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Musharraf to attend Arab League summit
Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf will attend the forthcoming 19th Arab League summit in Saudi Arabia as a special guest, a foreign ministry statement said.
- By Shahid Hussain, Correspondent
- Published: 00:00 March 26, 2007
Islamabad: Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf will attend the forthcoming 19th Arab League summit in Saudi Arabia as a special guest, a foreign ministry statement said.
Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah has invited the president to the summit to be held on March 28-29 in Riyadh. During his stay in Riyadh, Musharraf will also hold bilateral talks with other participating leaders.
"Pakistan hopes that the deliberations at the Arab League summit would help de-escalate tensions in the region and pave the way for early resolution of conflicts and disputes in the region, specifically the Palestinian dispute," the statement said.
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