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US President Barack Obama will have a meeting with President Asif Ali Zardari (today), the White House said that proposed economic reforms for Pakistan would be on top of their agenda.The reforms, proposed by the IMF and World Bank, aim at speeding up economic recovery and are strongly supported by Washington. President Zardari arrived in the US on Thursday to attend a memorial service in Washington for Special US Envoy Richard Holbrooke, who died last month. The late envoy for Pakistan and Afghanistan was considered Mr Zardaris strongest supporter in the US capital.President Obama will meet President Zardari of Pakistan here at the White House tomorrow, Press Secretary Robert Gibbs told reporters in Washington. The two leaders will discuss aspects of the US-Pakistan strategic partnership, including our mutual commitment to economic reform, support for democracy and good governance and joint efforts to combat terrorism, the White House spokesman said.
