Crown Prince Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, deputy premier and commander of the National Guard, is due to visit Pakistan next week for talks with leaders on a wide range of issues including the Middle East crisis, officials said Saturday. During the October 18-19 visit the Crown Prince will meet President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Zafarullah Jamali. Talks between the two sides will focus on the "current situation in South Asia and recent developments in (the) Middle East, the Gulf region and Afghanistan, in addition to measures to reinforce Pakistan’s bilateral relations with Saudi Arabia in all fields," the statement said.
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