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Summary President of Bosnia Bakir Izetbegovic will arrive in Islamabad Tuesday on a 2-day official visit.
The Bosnian President is undertaking the visit on the invitation of President Asif Ali Zardari.He will meet President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf and discuss bilateral relations regarding regional and international issues.Ministers for Foreign Affairs and Defense will also call on the Bosnian President. The National University of Science and Technology will confer a honourary degree of doctorate on President Izetbegovic.The Bosnian president will also address the business community of the two countries.Pakistan and Bosnia and Herzegovina enjoy friendly relations deeply embedded in shared values and mutuality of interest on major global issues.The two countries also jointly pursue the common objective of global peace and stability at international forums.Pakistan extended support to the people of Bosnia especially during their struggle for independence‚ and Bosnia supported their Pakistani brethren during the devastating earthquake in 2005 and floods in 2010-2011.The visit of the Bosnian president will help further enhance bilateral cooperation between the two countries particularly in trade‚ investment‚ education and defence.
