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Tue, 08/24/2010 - 15:04
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Iran's Ahmadinejad to visit flood-hit Pakistan
TEHRAN, Aug. 24 (MNA) – Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will visit flood-stricken regions in Pakistan in the near future.
In a meeting with Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik here on Monday, Ahmadinejad expressed his heartfelt condolences over the massive floods, saying Iran is ready to send more relief aid to the country.
Malik, for his part, thanked Iran for sending aid to Pakistan and briefed the president on the scale of damages caused by the devastating floods.
The death toll from floods in Pakistan has risen to more than 1,600 with up to 20 million people having been affected by the floods so far.
Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari said on Monday that the country needed at least three years to recover.
In a meeting with Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik here on Monday, Ahmadinejad expressed his heartfelt condolences over the massive floods, saying Iran is ready to send more relief aid to the country.
Malik, for his part, thanked Iran for sending aid to Pakistan and briefed the president on the scale of damages caused by the devastating floods.
The death toll from floods in Pakistan has risen to more than 1,600 with up to 20 million people having been affected by the floods so far.
Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari said on Monday that the country needed at least three years to recover.
