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Dhaka summit: CBK’s final act on Asian stage
By Chandani Kirinde
President Chandrika Kumaratunga is to attend the SAARC summit in Dhaka on November 12 and 13 — her final act on the Asian stage as the President of the country.

Also in the delegation will be Foreign Minister Anura Bandaranaike and foreign secretary H.M.G.S. Palihakkara who will attend the ministerial and foreign secretaries’ meeting ahead of the summit.

The summit was earlier scheduled for January this year but was put off in the aftermath of the tsunami catastrophe. Bangladesh has confirmed that the SAARC summit will be held despite the earthquake catastrophe in Pakistan with all seven South Asian leaders expected to attend. Meanwhile, a Foreign Ministry official said the delegation for the Commonwealth summit in Malta from November 25 to 27 would need to be decided after the presidential election.
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