SAARC nod for Food Bank
The 15th SAARC Summit has placed food security
high on its agenda with the promise of more state intervention
including a SAARC Food Bank to help any Member State in case of
exigencies.
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Swift implementation of Iranian-funded projects
Iranian President Dr. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has
assured that projects undertaken by Iran in Sri Lanka would be
swiftly concluded. This assurance was given to Minister Rohitha
Bogollagama when he called on the Iranian President during his brief
visit to Tehran to attend the 15th NAM Ministerial Conference on
Tuesday.
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Indian, Pakistani FMs to hold talks:
Council of Ministers meeting begins today
Indian Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee is set
to hold bilateral talks with his Pakistani counterpart Makhdoom Shah
Mahmood Qureshi on the sidelines of the SAARC Council of Ministers
meeting today, highly placed diplomatic sources said.
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Collective action urged against terrorism at NAM
Sri Lanka urged greater collective and effective
action to tackle the pressing issues of terrorism, food and energy
security which were the multiple challenges to social and economic
development faced by NAM member States in today’s globalised world.
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