ISLAMABAD, March 10 (UNI) Pakistan has proposed to convene the 13th Saarc summit in mid-April, a leading Pakistani newspaper reported today.
Dawn quoting "well-placed government sources" said, "Pakistan has proposed new set of dates, falling in mid-April, in its capacity as the current Chairman of SAARC after consulting the host government in Dhaka.
The sources said the proposed dates had been conveyed to all member states this week.
Pakistan would make a formal announcement about the fresh dates as soon as it receives confirmation from all member countries, sources said, adding that it hopes to get a response by the next week at the latest.
The 13th Saarc summit due to be held in Bangladesh has been postponed twice, first due to the tsunami disaster that hit the region and then due to Indian decision to pull out of the summit quoting security reasons.
SAARC rules, tradition and practice require the presence of all seven-member states for the holding of its apex meetings.
A summit cannot take place even if one of the seven-member states decides to abstain from it.
Last week Pakistan's Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri said here that now all Saarc countries were on board, conveying that India had agreed to attend the summit in Dhaka.
The 13th summit was initially slated for Jan 9-11 and then rescheduled for Feb 6-7.
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