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Zardari, Ahmadinejad reach China for Shanghai summit
Tuesday June 05, 2012 11:04:30 PM,
IANS
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Beijing: The
presidents of Pakistan and Iran, Asif Ali Zardari and Mahmoud
Ahmadinejad, Tuesday arrived in Beijing to attend the Beijing
summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).
Invited by Chinese President Hu Jintao, both leaders will attend
the 12th meeting of the Council of Heads of Member States of the
SCO, scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday.
They will also meet other Chinese leaders and hold talks on
bilateral issues.
The SCO is an inter-governmental international organisation
established in June 2001 by Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Russia,
Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Observer states include India, Iran,
Mongolia and Pakistan, while dialogue partners include Belarus and
Sri Lanka.
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