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Pakistan's Musharraf due to attend Arab League summit
Mar 27, 2007, 7:07 GMT
Islamabad - Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf was due to leave on Tuesday for the Saudi capital Riyadh to attend the 19th Arab League Summit scheduled for March 28 and 29.
Musharraf, who had been invited by Saudi King Abdullah as a special guest, was expected to hold wide-ranging talks with the participating leaders, particularly focusing on the Middle Eastern crisis, according to a Foreign Ministry statement.
Pakistan is proactively seeking a joint strategy to bring peace to the Muslim world and reduce tension in the Middle East.
The summit aims at conflict resolution with the Palestine dispute high on the agenda.
© 2007 dpa - Deutsche Presse-AgenturCOMMENT
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