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Office of the Spokesman for the Secretary-General
VISITS OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL TO PAKISTAN, NEPAL, BANGLADESH AND INDIA
9 - 18 March 2001

(Subject to Change) (Rev.1) Friday, 9th Depart New York
Arrive London

Saturday, 10th
Depart London to Pakistan
Arrive Islamabad, Islamic Republic of Pakistan

Sunday, 11th
Meeting with heads of UN Agencies
Meeting with President Mohammad Rafiq Tarar
Meeting with Foreign Minister Abdul Sattar, to be followed by luncheon hosted by the Foreign Minister
Meetings on Afghanistan
Meeting with UN staff in Pakistan and Afghanistan
Meeting with Chief Executive Pervez Musharraf, to be followed by a press encounter and dinner hosted by the Chief Executive

Monday, 12th
Visit Afghan refugee camps in Peshawar, Shamshatoo and Jelozai
Visit Khyber Pass, and attend lunch hosted by Governor
Return to Islamabad, to depart later to Nepal
Arrive Kathmandu, Kingdom of Nepal

Tuesday, 13th
Aerial tour of the Himalayas
Meeting with H.M. King Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev and H.M. Queen Aishwya Rajya Laxmi Devi Shah of Nepal
Meeting with Foreign Minister Chakra Prasad Bastola
Meeting with Defense Minister
Luncheon hosted by Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala
Visit UN House
Depart Nepal to Bangladesh

Arrive Dhaka, People's Republic of Bangladesh
Meeting with Resident Coordinator and heads of UN Agencies

Wednesday, 14th
Wreath-laying ceremony at National Monument in Savar Sriti Shoudhu
Visit shelter project for landless families at Gazipur Ashrayan
Visit National Museum dedicated to the Father of the Nation
Meeting with Foreign Minister Alhaj Abdus Samad Azad
Meeting with Justice Shahabuddin Ahmed, President of the People's Republic of Bangladesh
Address on environmental issues at International Conference Centre
Meeting with Minister of Finance, Shah Kibria
Photo op with former Force Commanders and other former senior Bangladeshi officials in UN peacekeeping operations
Meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at Ganobhaban, to be followed by dinner hosted by the Prime Minister

Thursday, 15th
Laying of foundation stone at proposed International Mother Language Study and Research Centre
Depart Dhaka for New Delhi, Republic of India

Meeting with Resident Coordinator and heads of UN agencies
Visit to Rajasthan Rifle Centre
Visit to United Services Institute
Meeting with Delhi business community leaders - discussion on globalization and development, to be followed by dinner

Friday, 16th
Visit Rajghat, the place where Mahatma Gandhi was cremated
Visit Parliament House, to meet with Deputy Chairperson; Speaker of the Lower House; and leader of the opposition
Meeting with President K. R. Narayanan
Meeting with External Affairs Minister Jaswant Singh, to be followed by luncheon hosted by Foreign Minister
Meeting with Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee

Saturday, 17th
Depart New Delhi for Hyderabad
Meeting with Chief Minister
Meeting with business community
Visit Cyber City
Depart Hyderabad

Sunday 18th
Return to New York

All other appointments are internal.

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