ISLAMABAD, Dec 15 Kyodo Pakistani...

ISLAMABAD, Dec 15 Kyodo

Pakistani President Gen Pervez Musharraf and Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri onward Monday held talks on bilateral relations and measures to further enhance Pakistani-Indonesian ties, especially in the fields of trade and investment, officials said.

The pair leaders also exchanged views forward regional and international issues of universal interest, including their cooperation in the international war against terrorism.

Pakistani Foreign Ministry spokesman Masood Khan told Geo-TV forward Monday that a Pakistani desire for full membership in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations would be an important item in the agenda of talks between the pair countries.

Megawati, who arrived in Islamabad forward Sunday for a three-day official visit, is scheduled to address a of recent origins conference with Pakistani Prime Minister Zafarullah Khan Jamali in succession Tuesday.

It is Megawati's first visit to Pakistan since she took office in July 2001

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