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    SAARC Heads of State for the first time invited for an Indian PM's swearing-in

    May 26, 2014

    Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa  is among the six SAARC heads of state invited for the swearing-in ceremony of Narendra Modi as Prime Minister which will be attended by nearly 4000 guests in the forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhavan on Monday evening.

    President Mahinda Rajapaksa and Mauritius Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam arrived in New Delhi on Monday to attend the swearing-in ceremony.

     

    Bhutan Prime Minister Lyonchen Tshering Tobgay and Speaker of Bangladesh Shirin Chaudhry, who is representing her Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, arrived on Sunday for the ceremony. Ms. Hasina is travelling to Japan at the time of the swearing-in ceremony, The Hindu reported.

     

    Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai, Nepal Prime Minister Sushil Koirala and Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom will be among the other foreign dignitaries attending the ceremony.

     

    This is the first time that the heads of state and government of SAARC nations have been invited to attend the swearing-in ceremony of an Indian Prime Minister.

    Last modified on Monday, 26 May 2014 12:38

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