PRESIDENT ZARDARI LEFT FOR TEHRAN

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari left for Tehran Tuesday to hold bilateral talks with Iranian leaders and to attend the Economic Cooperation Organization summit in Tehran.
President Zardari will discuss with the Iranian leaders cooperation in energy sector especially the IPI gas pipeline project.

During meeting with President Ahmadinejad in September 2008 in New York, President Zardari had proposed to proceed with the project bilaterally to avoid further delay.

At the sidelines of the ECO summit the President is also likely to have bilateral meetings with leaders of the ECO nations. The 10-member ECO consists of Iran, Pakistan, Turkey, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan.

Matters pertaining to energy cooperation, trade promotion and fighting militancy are likely to come under discussion in these meetings.