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President Musharraf starts New York visit Sunday |
2005-09-12 |
President General Pervez Musharraf will go through a tightly laid-out schedule when he lands in New York on Sunday to address the UN General Assembly session, officials said. During his stay in New York, Musharraf will also preside over two top-level meetings on the sidelines of the event. Officials said the president will chair summit meetings on Science and Technology for Development and a session of the bureau of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), a major organ of the United Nations. Pakistan is currently the president of ECOSOC. The two meetings are set to take place on September 15, a day after the opening of the summit marking the 60th anniversary of the world body. The honour extended to Musharraf reflects the prestige Pakistan enjoys at the United Nations, officials said. In addition, Musharraf will hold a number of bilateral meetings with heads of state or government, including President George W. Bush, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. |
Posted by:Fred |
#6 He still looks like a hotel doorman |
Posted by: john 2005-09-12 20:13 |
#5 The idea is to get as much metal as possible hanging over your heart. Standard dictator survival gear. The ribbons and sash are probably Kevlar. Looks like body armor under the shirt too. |
Posted by: Darrell 2005-09-12 20:10 |
#4 What is that beauty queen sash for? All those medals. An army that has never won a single war. One that lost half their country's land mass. One medal may be for genocide. On the orders of dictator Zia Ul Haq, a Pak SSG officer led a group of Arab fighters against the Shia muslims in Gilgit. The Arabs were commanded by Osama Bin Laden. Pervez Musharraf was the SSG officer. |
Posted by: john 2005-09-12 17:57 |
#3 The Pakistani military must hand out medals for learning how to wipe. |
Posted by: Robert Crawford 2005-09-12 12:00 |
#2 All those dictators and dictator wannabes, all those cameras... The Rantburg sash, sprocket, and pointless gewgawery alert level will be raised to Code Orange on Thursday, Code Red on Friday. All hands stand by. |
Posted by: Seafarious 2005-09-12 11:57 |
#1 All the loons are flocking to NYC for the grand poopa UN convention. Ya got cASStro, Perv, Hugo and all the others. |
Posted by: Captain America 2005-09-12 02:45 |