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Zardari to attend Obama's oath-taking ceremony
Islamabad, Jan.13 (ANI): Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari will attend the swearing-in ceremony of the US President Barack Obama in Washington DC on January 20.
"President Zardari would leave for Washington on January 19 to attend the event," the Daily Times quoted a Pak official as saying.
Zardari is expected to meet Obama and discuss Pakistan's role in the 'war-on-terror', and other regional issues.
The flaring tension between India and Pakistan is also likely to feature in the Obama-Zardari talks. (ANI)
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Story first published: Tuesday, January 13, 2009, 15:36 [IST]