Pakistan's Foreign Minister Khurshid M. Kasuri has left for Washington to hold talks with senior American officials on a host of issues, officials said. During his five-day visit, Kasuri will meet US Secretary of State Dr Condoleezza Rice apart from other senior officials. Kasuri's official engagements will start on Monday when he will hold talks with Dr Rice and National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley. He will also meet Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez. Meetings with leading senators and members of the House of Representatives of both parties, including Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi and Pakistan Congressional Caucus on the Capitol Hill, are also planned. Besides bilateral relations, high on the agenda will be the Afghanistan question, particularly the border concern, and the situation in Pakistan's tribal areas and counter-terrorism cooperation.
