ISLAMABAD, March 5: General (retd) Sir Charles Gutherie, former chief of defence staff of the UK and special envoy of Prime Minister Tony Blair, called on President Gen Pervez Musharraf on Wednesday.

The special envoy delivered a letter from Mr Blair to the president, a Foreign Office press release said.

He discussed with the president important regional issues with particular reference to

the Iraq question in the context of deliberations within the United Nations Security Council.

The president informed the special envoy of Pakistan’s position on the Iraq issue.

While underlining Iraq’s responsibility in the implementation of UNSC resolutions to the satisfaction of the council, the president said that all efforts should be made to seek a peaceful and diplomatic solution to the problem.

The expected report of Dr Hans Blix in this context would be of key importance, he said.