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Published 24 Jun, 2003 12:00am

Musharraf has a busy schedule

WASHINGTON, June 23: President Pervez Musharraf, who arrives in Washington on Monday evening, starts his official visit on Tuesday with a meeting with President George Bush at the Camp David.

His first interaction with the Pakistani community is scheduled for Wednesday when he formally inaugurates the $17 million new embassy building in Washington.

The president arrived in Boston from London on June 19 for a 10-day tour. In Camp David, Gen Musharraf will hold day-long discussions with President Bush.

The president returns to Washington in the evening where he will be staying at a hotel in the historic Georgetown area because the official guest house, Blair House, is closed for renovation.

President Musharraf will have an hour-long meeting with Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage at his hotel when he returns from Camp David.

Later in the evening, the president attends a dinner at the National Defence University and addresses the audience.

On June 25, President Musharraf attends a breakfast meeting with the editorial board of The Washington Post. At noon, he attends a working lunch hosted by Vice-President Dick Cheney. In the afternoon, he will speak at the US Institute of Peace.

In the evening, he receives Secretary of State Colin Powell at the hotel.

After the inauguration, he may oversee the signing of agreements with the United States but the singing ceremony has not yet been confirmed. Pakistan is expected to sign the trade and investment framework agreement and another technology transfer during this visit.

On June 26, World Bank president James Wolfensohn will call on Gen Musharraf. After the meeting, Mr Musharraf drives to the Capitol Hill for close-meetings with the House and Senate committees dealing with external affairs.

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