Friday, August 01, 2008
SAARC Summit
Terrorism, food shortages and poverty alleviation are likely to dominate the agenda of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) summit which begins here on Saturday.
Diplomatic observers here said the biggest challenge for the leaders of the eight countries of the world’s most populous region would be to rid the organisation of the infamy of having become a mere talk shop.
Perhaps unfortunately, sources in diplomatic channels apparently suggest that Gilani may be the man of the moment, but he is certainly not the man in control in Pakistan. With doubts being raised over his political standing, it remains to be seen if Gilani will be able to establish his position as head of state or will the meeting with the Indian Prime Minister end up as just another exercise in diplomatic protocol.
IMO: We can only hope for better eventual circumstances and that the summit will produce positive and real consequences.
Terrorism, food shortages and poverty alleviation are likely to dominate the agenda of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) summit which begins here on Saturday.
Diplomatic observers here said the biggest challenge for the leaders of the eight countries of the world’s most populous region would be to rid the organisation of the infamy of having become a mere talk shop.
Perhaps unfortunately, sources in diplomatic channels apparently suggest that Gilani may be the man of the moment, but he is certainly not the man in control in Pakistan. With doubts being raised over his political standing, it remains to be seen if Gilani will be able to establish his position as head of state or will the meeting with the Indian Prime Minister end up as just another exercise in diplomatic protocol.
IMO: We can only hope for better eventual circumstances and that the summit will produce positive and real consequences.
# posted by uv : 9:17 PM
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