(Pakistan) President to seek more trade with S. America

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Fiddling with the "nukular" option in the Senate while Rome burns.
This is one of our "allies".

ON BOARD PRESIDENT'S AIRCRAFT, Nov 27: President General Pervez Musharraf flies into Latin America on Saturday on a week-long visit to Brazil, Argentina and Mexico to forge a strong relationship with the important regional countries with a thrust on exploring possibilities for increased trade and economic cooperation.

President Musharraf is the first Pakistani leader to pay bilateral visits to these countries and his visit is expected to be an important milestone towards enhancing the country's political and economic relations with South America.

"We want to impart impetus to our trade with the strong Latin American countries with a particular focus on joint ventures in potential areas," Chairman of Export Promotion Bureau Tariq Ikaram said on Saturday.

Pakistan's exports to the three countries have seen an upturn in recent years but currently hover around a modest level of $60 million, far below the vast existing potential.

Dawn

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1. Even our allies seems to be going elsewhere...