President Asif Ali Zardari departed on Thursday for a two-day visit to Turkmenistan, primarily to attend the International Forum on “Interrelation of Times and Civilizations – Basis of Peace and Development,” taking place in Ashgabat on October 10-11.

The forum commemorates the 300th birth anniversary of Magtymguly Faragi, a prominent Turkmen thinker, poet, and philosopher.

During his visit, the president is also expected to engage in bilateral meetings with Turkmen leadership on the sidelines of the event.