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President Mahinda Rajapaksa, who took over the
mantle of Chairmanship of SAARC, with other leaders of the
eight-nation regional group – Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan
Singh, Pakistani Premier Syed Yousaf Raza Gialani, Maldivian President
Maumoon Abdul Gayoom , Nepalese Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala,
Bhutanese Prime Minister Lyonnchhen Jigmi Y. Thinley, Chief Advisor to
the Bangladesh Government Fakurdhin Ahmed and Afghan President Hamid
Karzai. At extreme left is SAARC Secretary General Sheel Kanta Sharma. (Pic by Srilal Gomes) |
