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| Friday, 07 January 2005 |
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Dhaka has once again requested Islamabad to let it know about a rescheduled date for holding the stalled SAARC summit as soon as possible after consulting other member-countries. The Bangladesh Foreign Minister had a telephone conversation with Pakistan Foreign Minister Mahmood Kasuri, second in a week, over arriving at a consensus date for holding the summit in Dhaka. "We feel that considering their (the affected countries') psychological and physical conditions after the tsunami, their convenience will receive priority in fixing a new date for the summit," Khan told reporters. He explained that leaders of Sri Lanka, India and the Maldives, the three affected states, will have a clearer picture of where they stand after the Jakarta world leaders' summit on January 6 and a decision on the SAARC meet is likely after that date. The summit of the world leaders would assess the extent of losses and mobilise international aid to overcome the crisis. The 13th summit, scheduled for January 9 - 11, was postponed in the wake of December 26 tsunami that seriously struck three SAARC countries. However, Bangladesh is willing to host the summit within mid-February and spelt out February 7-9 as possible dates, which needs confirmation by six other countries. |
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