Republican V-P nominee Sarah Palin to meet Manmohan, Zardari tomorrow

Washington, Sept 23 : Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin, who is said to be having less foreign affairs experience as compared to her Democrat rival Joe Biden, has a busy schedule on the sidelines of the ongoing UN General Assembly session in New York.

She would be meeting a host of head of states congregated for the UN session, including Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh and Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari, tomorrow.

Seeking to bolster her foreign policy credentials, Palin has also added meetings with other foreign leaders this week, including the presidents of Iraq and Georgia, reported the Daily Times.

Sarah, the Alaska Governor, is also scheduled to meet with Iraqi President Jalal Talabani tomorrow.

According to the paper, over the past two days, Sarah has had meetings with Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili and Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko.

Palin will also meet with U2 lead singer and activist Bono on tomorrow.

Palin, faces a debate on October 2 in St Louis with Biden, a veteran senator from Delaware, who is chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, added the paper.

ANI