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Aziz hands over SAARC invite for PM Modi to Swaraj in Nepal

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ANI Pokhra (Nepal)
Last Updated : Mar 17 2016 | 6:57 PM IST

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's Foreign Affairs Adviser Satraj Aziz on Thursday handed over a SAARC summit invitation for Prime Minister Narendra Modi to External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj before the start of their bilateral talks here.

Swaraj told media, "Sartaz Aziz has handed over the invitaion for the next SAARC meet for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and on the behalf of our PM, I have accepted the invitation."

During their meeting held after the SAARC ministerial meeting, India said that it had raised the issue of the Pathankot terror attack with Pakistan and sought information about action taken by the latter.

Aziz confirmed that a special investigation team from Pakistan will be visiting India from March 27 to probe the attack.

The 19th SAARC summit will be held in Islamabad, Pakistan on November 9 and 10 this year.

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First Published: Mar 17 2016 | 6:30 PM IST

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