Japanese FM to visit Pakistan

Published November 18, 2001

TOKYO, Nov 17: Japanese Foreign Minister Mrs Tanaka will visit Pakistan at the end of this month to hold talks with President Gen Pervez Musharraf on the situation in Afghanistan.

Mrs Tanaka said that the date of her visit to Pakistan had not so far been fixed. But she will perhaps visit Pakistan from Nov 30.

She said that the situation in Afghanistan should be carefully reviewed.—PPI

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