By IANS,
Islamabad: Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari has left for the US to attend a UN conference where he was expected to raise the issue of an anti-Islam video.
The president is scheduled to arrive in New York Sunday to lead the Pakistani delegation to the 67th session of the UN General Assembly, Xinhua reported.
The Pakistani cabinet has requested the president to raise the issue at the UN.
Zardari will address the 193-member assembly Tuesday. Some 120 world leaders are expected to participate.
Officials said the president will raise the issue of anti-Islam US video in his UN address. The film has sparked widespread protests across the Muslim world.
During his four-day stay, President Zardari will hold meetings with the world leaders on the sidelines of the session, officials said.
He will meet among others, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, British Prime Minister David Cameron and Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi.