Khaleda phones Manmohan to condole deaths in rain, flood
UNB, Dhaka
Prime Minister Khaleda Zia yesterday phoned Indian Premier Manmohan Singh to convey her concern over the miseries caused by the recent floods in Maharastra and sympathy for the victims of the natural calamity."I am sorry to learn about the losses" incurred in the flooding havoc, she said, and assured Bangladesh's readiness to stand by the affected people at this hour of need. Briefing newsmen, prime minister's press secretary informed that Manmohan thanked Khaleda for the gesture and also for her earlier message of sympathy and condolence. He expressed his eagerness to meet Khaleda during the forthcoming Saarc summit to be held in Dhaka in November. Manmohan stressed the need for strengthening the regional forum and hoped that the Saarc would be much stronger under the future leadership of Khaleda Zia. The Indian prime minister hoped that the Saarc would emerge as a "more effective forum for ensuring socioeconomic welfare of the people of this region".
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