Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman to visit Pakistan

Washington, March 11: US Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman will visit Pakistan following President Bush's visit to Islamabad earlier this month where the President signed a Joint Statement to launch the US-Pakistan Strategic Partnership.

Secretary Bodman will hold high-level meetings with various Pakistani government officials to explore ways to meet Pakistan's growing energy needs and strengthen its energy security by utilising clean energy technologies such as clean coal and renewable sources.

The Secretary will meet with Foreign Minister Kurshid Mahmud Kasuri, Petroleum and Natural Resources Secretary Ahmed Waqar, Atomic Energy Chairman Engr Parvez Butt, Water and Power Secretary Ashfaq Mehmood, and Alternative Energy Development Board Chairman Air Marshal (Ret'd) Shahid Hamid.

UNI