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Zardari leaves for France today - NewsISLAMABAD: President Zardari will start his three day France visit from today (Sunday). The President will exchange views on bilateral, regional and global issues with the French leadership and convey interest in expanding relations in economic, trade, investment and science and technology and cultural fields. This will be the second important engagement of the President with the French leadership following the President's visit to Paris in May last year. -Online
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Daily Times - Leading News Resource of PakistanPresident leaves for France, UK visit
LAHORE: President Asif Ali Zardari has left for his official visit to France and will reach the UK in the second leg of his trip on August 3, a private TV channel reported on Sunday.
The president, during the course of his upcoming visit to the UK would address a community meeting in Birmingham on August 7, and would speak about challenges facing Pakistan and measures being taken by the present democratic government to resolve them.
According to MNA Fauzia Habib, assistant political secretary to the president, Zardari would speak on various measures taken in the socio-economic sectors by the government since it was voted into power in 2008.
According to Pakistans High Commissioner to Britain Wajid Shamsul Hasan the president would meet with the British Prime Minister David Cameron, leading members of his coalition government, and newly-elected members of British Parliament of Pakistani origin.
Zardari made a stopover at Abu Dhabi, and held a meeting with Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi General Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
They discussed the situation arising from the floods in Pakistan, especially in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The crown prince assured the president of his governments full cooperation and financial assistance at this difficult time. daily times monitor/app