President Asif Ali Zardari on Sunday evening had a telephonic conversation with Indian Congress leader Sonia Gandhi and felicitated her on election for the fourth time as President of the Congress Party. She thanked the President for the message of felicitation, says a statement issued here from Bilawal House.
The Indian Congress leader also offered condolences and sympathies over the flood devastation in Pakistan and expressed the hope that the people and Government of Pakistan will triumph over the tragic devastation. The President said that the floods may have been caused by climate change and emphasised that countries in the region needed to work together for meeting the challenges of climate change.
Concurring with the President, Sonia Gandhi said that climate change was a trans-national issue that could best be addressed through regional and international co-operation in addition to efforts by individual countries.