January 17 , 2017
News
No plans of Zardari-Trump meeting: PPP
KARACHI: Clearing the air about Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari’s US visit, PPP Vice President Senator Sherry Rehman said that PPP’s leadership team would be part of some inauguration events and had not sought a meeting with the President-elect Donald Trump at this point.In a statement, she said, “This is obviously not a state or official visit but it represents an engagement cycle that is about sustained public ties with the global community.”
“Zardari, and later Chairman Bilawal, will meet with key members of congressional committees and the policy community in Washington,” she added.
The statement further said that PPP Co-chairman Zardari has several key engagements with opinion makers and legislators in the US, while Chairman Bilawal would follow for other meetings.
Earlier, sources had reported that Zardari would be attending the inauguration ceremony of US president-elect on Friday.
Courtesy www.dailytimes.com.pk