ISTANBUL – President Asif Ali Zardari arrived in the Turkish capital on Sunday on the invitation of Turkish President Abdullah Gul to participate in the sixth trilateral summit to find a peaceful and everlasting solution to the Afghanistan war. President Zardari was accorded a warm welcome at Ataturk International Airport, where he was received by Istanbul Governor Hoseyin Avni Mutlu, Pakistani Ambassador to Turkey Muhammad Haroon Shaukat, Turkish Ambassador to Pakistan M Babur Hizlan and officials of the Pakistani embassy.
The president was accompanied by Defence Minister Chaudhry Ahmed Mukhtar and Interior Minister Rehman Malik. Zardari will hold bilateral talks with Gul besides participating in the trilateral summit. The trilateral summit will begin on November 1, with opening remarks by President Gul followed by the address by President Zardari and Afghan President Hamid Karzai. APP