Former President, Sardar Farooq Ahmed Khan Leghari will represent Pakistan at the annual conference of Boao Forum for Asia (BFA), scheduled to take place in China next month. He will be the key-speaker at the inaugural session, to be held on April 22 in China's Hainan province. "We attach great importance to Pakistan's participation in the conference, since it is a founding member of the forum," said Secretary General BFA, Long Yongtu.
Talking to APP, he said the BFA was an important platform for Asian as well as world government and business leaders to get together and discuss issues of common concerns and agree on mutually beneficial strategies for the future.
This year's conference entitled 'Asia searching for win-win new role of Asia' would discuss wide-ranging subjects of common interest.
The Australian Premier John Howard and Malaysian Premier Abdullah Ahmad Badawi will also attend.