Pakistan, US to discuss defence, intelligence cooperation: PM
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
Islamabad, July 26, IRNA
Pakistan-PM
Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani said Saturday he would have an exchange of views with President Bush and other US leaders on forging cooperation in defence, education, health, science and technology, agriculture and intelligence sharing.
The Prime Minister was talking to newsmen at the military Chaklala airbase before his departure to Washington on a 3-day official visit to the United States.
"The two countries have excellent relations and both are cooperating with each other in a number of areas," he said.
He added that his visit is aimed at exploring ways and means to strengthen them further.
To another question the prime minister said a Round Table Conference on coal Project in Thar in Sindh province would be held in Washington and the Minister for Water and Power Raja Pervez Ashraf is already there for the purpose.
He expressed the confidence that investment in energy sector would come in a big way.
Gilani said he has lost his leader Benazir Bhutto because of terrorism and therefore maintenance of law and order and establishment of writ of the state is his number one priority. He said it is in the interest of Pakistan to contain extremism and terrorism.
The prime minister is accompanied by Information Minister Sherry Rehman, Advisor on Interior Rehman Malik and Special Assistant to PM on Economic Affairs Hina Rabani Khar, while ministers for foreign affairs will join his delegation in London where the prime minister will have a brief stopover.
Minister for Defence and Water and Power will join the delegation in Washington .
The Prime Minister was seen off at the airbase by Federal Ministers, Naveed Qamar, Syed Khurshid Shah and Qamaruz Zaman Kaira, Chairman Joint Chief of Staff Committee General Tariq Majeed and Chief of Army Staff General Pervez Kiani.
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