Tajik Presid-ent Emomali Rahman will arrive here on Monday (today) on a three-day state visit to hold talks with the Pakistani leadership to further strengthen bilateral ties and explore new avenues of co-operation.
The Tajik President will hold meetings with President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and is likely to discuss co-operation in hydropower, investment, medicine, education, transport and communication, trade, tourism besides ways to jointly combat international terrorism. The two sides would explore the economic potential for further diversification of their bilateral ties. A formal welcome ceremony will be held at the President House, to be followed by talks. President Zardari will also host a banquet in honour of the visiting dignitary.