UNITED NATIONS, Sept 15: President Gen Pervez Musharraf held a meeting with UN Secretary General Kofi Annan at the United Nations headquarters on Thursday. During the meeting, they discussed issues pertaining to development, conflict resolution and the agenda of the UN World Summit-2005, which concludes on Friday.

President Musharraf briefed Mr Annan about situation in South Asia in the context of the Pakistan-India peace process for resolution of disputes between the two countries, including Kashmir.

The president emphasised the need for greater efforts by the world body to assist developing countries and minimize sufferings of refugees. He said Pakistan was still hosting over three million Afghan refugees and assisting in reconstruction and stabilization in Afghanistan.

The UN secretary-general appreciated Pakistan’s contributions in the preparation of the document to be adopted by the world summit and its role in the peace-keeping operations in different parts of the world. —APP