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India confirms participation in SAARC summit

Haroon Habib

DHAKA: India has confirmed its participation in the 13th SAARC summit here on November 13 and 14 as proposed by the host Bangladesh.

External Affairs Minister Natwar Singh telephoned Bangladesh Foreign Minister M. Morshed Khan on Friday night and said that India wanted to attend the summit on the proposed dates, a local news agency said quoting Mr. Khan.

Mr. Khan told the news agency that he welcomed India's decision and requested Mr. Natwar Singh to convey it to the SAARC chair, Pakistan.

The decks have now been cleared for holding the twice-postponed summit.

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