List of international presidential trips made by Asif Ali Zardari

This is a list of international presidential trips made by Asif Ali Zardari, the 11th President of Pakistan.

First term President: 9 September 2008 - 9 September 2013

2008 Country Date/s EngagementsRef.14-16 SeptemberMet with British PM Gordon Brown. 23 September Attended "UNGA session" and met President Bush. 14–17 October Met with Chinese President Hu Jintao. 4–5 November Met with King Abdullah. 12-14 NovemberAttended "UNGA Session on Culture and Peace". 24–25 November Met with President Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. 4–6 December Attended "2nd Afghan-Pak-Turk Trilateral Summit".

2009 CountryDate/sEngagementsRef.6-7 JanuaryHeld meeting with President Hamid Karzai.20-23 FebruaryMet with State Councilor of China Dai Bingguo.10-11 MarchAttended 10th ECO Summit. Met with President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.31 March -1 AprilAttended "3rd Afghan-Pak-Turk Trilateral Summit". 15–17 April Attended Friends of Democratic Pakistan conference. Met Emperor Akihito and PM Tarō Asō. 17-19 AprilAttended "Boao Forum for Asia". 30 April - 2 May Met with Leader of Libya Muammar Gaddafi. 5–8 May Held trilateral meeting with Presidents of USA and Afghanistan.13-14 MayMet with PM Gordon Brown. 15–18 May Met with French President Nicolas Sarkozy. Signed France–Pakistan Nuclear Deal 24 MayAttended "Afghanistan-Iran-Pakistan Trilateral Summit".15-16 JuneAttended "9th SCO Head of State Summit". Met with Presidents of Afghanistan and Russia (trilaterally) and PM of India. 16–19 June Attended "1st Pak-EU Summit". Addressed North Atlantic Council. 28–30 July Attended "1st Afghan-Pak-Rus-Tajik Quadrilateral Summit".21-25 AugustVisited China's two Economic Development Models Zhejiang and Guangdong. Met with FM Yang Jiechi.26-28 AugustDiscussed shared threat of terrorism with PM Brown. Met with MQM leader Altaf Hussain. 24–25 September Attended "UNGA Session" and "FDP Summit". 28–30 September Met with PM of Italy Silvio Berlusconi and Pope Benedict XVI.

2010 CountryDate/sEngagementsRef.8-9 JanuaryMet with President Bashar al-Assad.24-26 JanuaryAttended "4th Afghan-Pak-Turk Trilateral Summit" and "Istanbul Summit on Friendship and Cooperation in the Heart of Asia". 10–11 June Attended "10th SCO Head of State Summit". Met with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. 6–11 July Met with President Hu Jintao, Premier Wen Jiabao. Visited pavilions at Expo 2010. 1–3 August Held 45 minutes meeting with French President, talked about Pakistan's role against terrorism.3-8 AugustConsidered as a controversial visit. Met with PM David Cameron. 9 August Stopover. Met with President Bashar al-Assad. 18 AugustAttended "2nd Afghan-Pak-Rus-Tajik Quadrilateral Summit".11-13 NovemberMet with Premier of China. Attended the "Opening Ceremony of 16th Asian Games". 27–30 November Met with President Mahinda Rajapaksa. 22-24 DecemberAttended "11th ECO Summit" and "5th Afghan-Pak-Turk Trilateral Summit".

2011 CountryDate/sEngagementsRef. 14 January Met with President Obama. Attended the Memorial Service of Richard Holbrooke. 17-18 JanuaryAttended "4th World Future Energy Summit". Met with UN Secretary-General and PM of UAE. 21–23 February Met with Prime Minister Naoto Kan. 11–14 April Held meeting with President and Prime Minister of Turkey. 7–8 May Met with Emir of Kuwait Sabah Al-Ahmad. 11–13 May Held meeting with President Dmitry Medvedev. 14-15 JuneAttended "11th SCO Head of State Summit".25-26 JuneAttended "Global Fight Against Terrorism Summit". Met with Ayatollah Khamenei.16 JulyMet with Supreme Leader and President of Iran. 20–21 July Met with King Abdullah.17 AugustMet with King Hamad bin Isa.30 August - 1 SeptemberParticipated in 1st China-Eurasia Expo. Met with Vice Premier of China. 1–2 September Attended "3rd Afghan-Pak-Rus-Tajik Quadrilateral Summit". 21-23 OctoberAttended "WEF meeting on Economic Growth and Job Creation in Arab World". Met with Abdullah II. 25 October Attended the funeral of Sultan bin Abdulaziz. Met with Nayef bin Abdulaziz to condole his death.31 October - 1 NovemberAttended "6th Afghan-Pak-Turk Trilateral Summit".

2012 CountryDate/sEngagementsRef. 24–25 January Met with President Thein Sein and Suu Kyi. 24–26 March Attended " Afghan-Iran-Pak-Turk Quadrilateral Summit", "RECCA V Summit" and "Nawroz Festival". 8 April Met with PM Manmohan Singh. Visited Shrine of Mu'in al-Din Chishti in Ajmer. 19–21 May Attended "2012 Chicago NATO Summit". Met with President Obama, Karzai and US SecState, Hillary Clinton. 5–7 June Attended "2012 Beijing SCO Summit". Met with President of China.27-30 JuneAttended "Graduation ceremony of Bakhtawar Bhutto". Met with First Secretary of State William Hague, also met Altaf Hussain.13-15 AugustAttended "4th Extraordinary OIC Summit". 29–31 August Attended "16th NAM Summit". Met with Iran's Supreme Leader and PM of India. 24–25 September Attended "UNGA Session". Met with Hillary Clinton. 15–16 October Attended "12th ECO Summit". Met with President of Azerbaijan. 6–7 November Met with Emir of Qatar. 3–5 December Met with President Lee Myung-bak. 9–11 December President Zardari and DG UNESCO hosted the event "Stand up for Malala – Stand up for girls' right to education". Zardari also met President of France.11-13 DecemberAttended "7th Afghan-Pak-Turk Trilateral Summit".

2013 CountryDate/sEngagementsRef. 27–28 February Met with Supreme Leader and President of Iran. Negotiated about IP Gas project. 11 MarchInaugurated the construction of IP Gas project with President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.3-4 AugustAttended "First inauguration of Hassan Rouhani" and met him.

Second term President: 10 March 2024 – present

2024 CountryDate/sEngagementsRef. 10–11 October Attended "Interrelation of Times and Civilization - Basis of Peace and Development" Forum Dedicated to 300th anniversary of Magtymguly Pyragy. Met President Berdimuhamedow, also met Putin (informally).

2025 CountryDate/sEngagementsRef.4-8 FebruaryAsif Ali Zardari met with President Xi Jinping. Attended the "Opening Ceremony of 9th Asian Winter Games". 10 FebruaryStopover. Met with President Erdoğan.10-11 FebruaryMet with Aga Khan V, condoles over death of Aga Khan IV. Also met President of Portugal.12-21 SeptemberMet with Party Secretary of Xinjiang, Chen Xiaojiang. Also visited Chengdu, Shanghai, Ürümqi and Kashgar.3-6 NovemberAttended Second World Summit for Social Development. Met with Emir of Qatar and President of Iraq.20-24 DecemberMet with President Abdul Latif Rashid and PM Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani. Visited Imam Ali Shrine.

2026 CountryDate/sEngagementsRef.26-29 JanuaryMet with President MBZ and Vice President MBR. 6-9 JulyMet with President Sadyr Japarovhttps://pakobserver.net/president-zardari-begins-four-day-official-visit-to-kyrgyzstan/ChinaApril 25 - May 1Official trip on the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping.27-31 August

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