Summary Leaders of SAARC countries were also invited.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Pakistan formally received, Wednesday, India’s Prime Minister-elect Narendra Modi’s invitation to participate in oath taking ceremony. Pakistan Foreign Officer has confirmed the reports. The ceremony is scheduled for May 26, Dunya News reported.
According to Foreign Ministry, a formal invitation for Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to participate in India’s Prime Minister-elect Narendra Modi’s oath taking ceremony has been received. The ceremony is scheduled for May 26.
According to reports, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is considering the invitation. According to foreign office, the invitation was received from Indian High Commission in Pakistan.
Reportedly, leaders of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries were also invited.
During his meeting with President Pranab Mukherjee yesterday, Modi reportedly conveyed his keenness to invite world leaders including heads of state of neighbouring countries in the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation or SAARC. India’s Ministry of External Affairs has begun the process to send the invites.
There is no recent precedent for inviting foreign heads of state when an Indian prime minister has been sworn in. SAARC nations include Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Afghanistan and the invitation would send out a strong signal of a neighbour-friendly new government.
