Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf on Monday left for Tehran on the first leg of his two-day visit to Iran and Turkey for the solution of the Palestine issue, the state-run Pakistan Television reported.

The president will also exchange views with the leadership of the two countries on Iraq and other challenges confronting the Muslim world, the PTV reported.

Accordingly, Musharraf will hold talks with Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Tehran and will discuss with him ways to bring peace to the Middle East.

The visit of President Musharraf will further strengthen the already existing brotherly ties with these countries, the report added.

Musharraf visited Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, Syria and United Arab Emirate last month as part of what Pakistan terms as the president's peace initiative in the Middle East.

Musharraf had said ahead of his Arab countries' visit that he had some proposals to discuss for solution of the crisis in the Middle East. He had not disclosed the proposals.

Source: Xinhua