President Mamnoon accorded warm welcome, salute at official ceremony

DUSHANBE, June19 (APP):President Mamnoon Hussain was accorded a very warm red carpet welcome at a formal ceremony held here at Qasr-e-Millat (Presidential Palace) on Tuesday.
The President, who arrived in Dushanbe on Monday on a four-day official visit, was presented a guard of honour as well as salute by a smartly turned out contingent of Tajik armed forces at the formal welcome ceremony.
The President along with his Tajik counterpart reviewed the guard of hour. National anthems of Pakistan and Tajikistan were also played on the occasion.
Earlier upon arrival at the Qasr-e-Millat, President Emomali Rahmon of Tajikistan warmly received President Mamnoon Hussain.
The two leaders were set to hold bilateral talks later in the evening during which they would be discussing the ways and means to further strengthen the already existing close and brotherly relations in diverse areas of mutual interest.
President Mamnoon Hussain will also attend the inaugural session of international conference on water being held in Tajik capital on Wednesday.