President Zardari reaches Tajikistan on 3-day visit

President Asif Ali Zardari was given a red carpet welcome when he arrived on a threeday visit to this hydropower surplus Central Asian Republic to hold bilateral talks with his Tajik counterpart Emomali Rahmon and for a trilateral and quadrilateral summit involving Afghanistan and Russia. The President was received at Dushanbe airport by Tajik Prime Minister Okil Okilov and senior officials of Tajikistan. Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Pakistans Ambassador to Tajikistan and senior embassy officials were also present on the occasion. President Zardari during his three day visit will hold wideranging parleys with Tajik leadership for increased cooperation in various fields including commerce, trade, economy, investment and energy. The President will also hold trilateral and quadrilateral meetings with the leaders of Tajikistan, Afghanistan and the Russian Federation.