Wednesday, 25 January 2012 12:38 Mizzima News
(Mizzima) – Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari arrived in Burma for a two-day official visit on Tuesday to promote trade and economic cooperation.
The Pakistani president planned to raise the issue of upgrading institutional relations with Asean to a full dialogue partnership. He will also meet with Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi.
Zardari said in a statement that he wanted to congratulate her on what it called “the beginning moments of her triumph” as she reenters the political arena, seeking a seat in Parliament in the April 1 by-election.
He met with his Burmese counterpart President Thein Sein Tuesday in Naypyitaw.
Zardari and Thein Sein discussed increasing bilateral cooperation in the oil and gas sectors, according to press reports.
The Pakistani president planned to raise the issue of upgrading institutional relations with Asean to a full dialogue partnership. He will also meet with Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi.
Zardari said in a statement that he wanted to congratulate her on what it called “the beginning moments of her triumph” as she reenters the political arena, seeking a seat in Parliament in the April 1 by-election.
He met with his Burmese counterpart President Thein Sein Tuesday in Naypyitaw.
Zardari and Thein Sein discussed increasing bilateral cooperation in the oil and gas sectors, according to press reports.
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