ADB Country Director calls on President

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari appreciated the Asian Development Bank’s services to Pakistan in the fields of agriculture, irrigation and education.

Country Director of Asian Development Bank (ADB) Yong Ye Thursday called on President Asif Ali Zardari.

According to announcement of the President House on Thursday in the meeting, the ADB Country Director briefed the president about the role of the ADB in the socio-economic development of Pakistan.

President Asif Ali Zardari appreciated the assistance provided by the ADB during the floods. He also highlighted Pakistan’s measures to deal with climate change, saying that Pakistan had planted mangrove forests on millions of acres of land.

Meanwhile, the outgoing Ambassador of Greece to Pakistan Konstantinos Moatsos paid a farewell call on President Asif Ali Zardari.

President Zardari emphasized the need to further strengthen bilateral relations with Greece. He also expressed his best wishes for the outgoing ambassador of Greece.