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President Mahmoud Abbas
arrived in the capital on
Saturday on a three-day state
visit, and is scheduled to hold
bilateral talks with President
Asif Ali Zardari at the Aiwan-e-
Sadar today, official sources
said.
This is President Abbas second
visit to Pakistan in three years.
Earlier, it was expected that the
two leaders would hold their
meeting in Lahore due to
pressing engagements of
President Zardari in the
provincial capital of Punjab.
During the meeting, the
presidents will discuss issues
related to the world and the
Middle East in particular.
However, diplomatic sources
expect that the worsening
financial situation faced by
Abbas administration may also
figure prominently in their
negotiations. Dire financial
needs of the Palestinians have
brought Abbas to Islamabad, an
Arab diplomat requesting
anonymity said.
Pakistan, being a non-
permanent member of the UN
Security Council and Vice-
Chairman of the Organisation of
Islamic Cooperation, is in a
position to help arrange
financial help for Palestinians,
he added.
Abbas will also express his
gratitude to the people and the
government of Pakistan for their
support to Palestinians in their
struggle to win recognition by
the UN as a Non-Member
Observer State in November last
year. Pakistan was one of the co-
sponsors of the resolution calling
the world body to recognise
Palestine as a full member.
During his three-day state visit,
President Abbas will be joined by
his Pakistani counterpart in
inaugurating the building of the
Palestinian Embassy in
Islamabad. The ceremony will
take place at Aiwan-e-Sadar.
The visiting leader may also ask
Pakistan to enhance special seats
reserved in its higher educational
institutions for Palestinian
students.
Abbas is visiting Pakistan at a
time when his government is
faced with unprecedented
internal and external challenges;
the most serious among which is
its financial situation, a foreign
ministry official said.
Ahmed Majdalani, a minister in
the Palestinian National
Authority told Chinese news
agency Xinhua in October that
the PNA cabinet in the West
Bank was barely able to find
enough money to pay September
wages to its employees.
State visit: Palestinian president to meet Zardari today – The Express Tribune
arrived in the capital on
Saturday on a three-day state
visit, and is scheduled to hold
bilateral talks with President
Asif Ali Zardari at the Aiwan-e-
Sadar today, official sources
said.
This is President Abbas second
visit to Pakistan in three years.
Earlier, it was expected that the
two leaders would hold their
meeting in Lahore due to
pressing engagements of
President Zardari in the
provincial capital of Punjab.
During the meeting, the
presidents will discuss issues
related to the world and the
Middle East in particular.
However, diplomatic sources
expect that the worsening
financial situation faced by
Abbas administration may also
figure prominently in their
negotiations. Dire financial
needs of the Palestinians have
brought Abbas to Islamabad, an
Arab diplomat requesting
anonymity said.
Pakistan, being a non-
permanent member of the UN
Security Council and Vice-
Chairman of the Organisation of
Islamic Cooperation, is in a
position to help arrange
financial help for Palestinians,
he added.
Abbas will also express his
gratitude to the people and the
government of Pakistan for their
support to Palestinians in their
struggle to win recognition by
the UN as a Non-Member
Observer State in November last
year. Pakistan was one of the co-
sponsors of the resolution calling
the world body to recognise
Palestine as a full member.
During his three-day state visit,
President Abbas will be joined by
his Pakistani counterpart in
inaugurating the building of the
Palestinian Embassy in
Islamabad. The ceremony will
take place at Aiwan-e-Sadar.
The visiting leader may also ask
Pakistan to enhance special seats
reserved in its higher educational
institutions for Palestinian
students.
Abbas is visiting Pakistan at a
time when his government is
faced with unprecedented
internal and external challenges;
the most serious among which is
its financial situation, a foreign
ministry official said.
Ahmed Majdalani, a minister in
the Palestinian National
Authority told Chinese news
agency Xinhua in October that
the PNA cabinet in the West
Bank was barely able to find
enough money to pay September
wages to its employees.
State visit: Palestinian president to meet Zardari today – The Express Tribune