Pakistan and Italy will ink agreements on fight against drug trafficking and tourism cooperation during President General Pervez Musharraf's visit to Rome beginning Tuesday (September 28), officials said. Musharraf is paying the three-day visit to Italy at the invitation of his Italian counterpart Carlo Ciampi. He will exchange views with President Ciampi, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and other political and business leaders on bilateral relations and regional and global issues. The fight against terrorism, Pakistan-India dialogue, reconstruction in Afghanistan, situation in Iraq and expansion of UN Security Council will come up for discussion during the talks, officials said. Musharraf will address the Italian Senate. He is scheduled to meet Pope John Paul 11. The visit will also focus on means of enhancing economic relations. In Rome, the president will attend a bilateral conference on Trade and Investment and separately meet the importers of Pakistani products and leading Italian businessmen.
