Zardari to visit Saudi Arabia

In a bid to seek deferred payment on oil imports and garner support for financial aid package, Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari will visit Saudi Arabia next week, foreign ministry said. The two day visit of the Pakistani President will begin on November 4, Foreign Office Spokesman Mohammad Sadiq told newsmen during a media briefing today. He will hold talks on bilateral issues with King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz. "President would solicit Saudi support for the 'Friends of Democratic Pakistan' initiative and the oil facility requested by Pakistan earlier," spokesman said. 

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