Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar confirmed in a tweet that Modi will lead India at the video-conference
South Asia, which is home to a significant number of the global population, should leave no stone unturned to ensure that the people are healthy, he said
To mark the occasion, the EC has organised an international conference on the theme Strengthening Institutional Capacity'
His remarks come following India and Pakistan blaming each other over the lack of cooperation and coordination among the SAARC member states earlier this monTH
Khan said Pakistan was a firm believer in the strength and potential of regional cooperation for individual, national and regional development
Elimination of terrorism in all its forms is a precondition not only for fruitful cooperation, but also for the very survival of the region itself, Jaishankar said
SAARC member-states have previously said they view the strained relations between India and Pakistan as one of the reasons for the little progress achieved by the geopolitical grouping in recent years
The two-day conference was organised with a view to rope in top institutions like the World Bank, Asian Development Bank and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
The summit was called off after Bangladesh, Bhutan and Afghanistan also declined to participate. There has been no progress since then
The participants raised host of issues, including connectivity between people to people as well as for goods and services and called for a single integrated market force for the region
Says as 'one country' is not connected to the other members of SAARC on the key issue of terrorism
The matter relating to rescheduling the next SAARC summit will come up during the meeting
He adds that Pakistan stands steadfastly by the principles of the SAARC Charter
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Sri Lankan minister said that the Saarc accounts for just 5 per cent of the total trade of the member countries
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SAARC includes Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, the Maldives, Pakistan and Sri Lanka
There can be lot of disagreements on Saarc issue, but on terrorism they are united, said Congress leader Abhishek Singhvi
The 19th Saarc Summit was scheduled to be held from November 9 to 10 in Islamabad