Zardari to make three-day visit to France

Islamabad: Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari is to make a three-day official visit to France from August 1 to speak with the French leadership on bilateral, regional and global issues, the foreign ministry said Thursday.

It would be the second significant engagement after his visit to Paris in May last year, ministry spokesman Abdul Basit told a weekly briefing.

The spokesman said the talks during the visit would focus on expanding the two countries' relations in economic, trade and industry, science and technology, and cultural fields.