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Fri, 06/25/2010 - 00:57
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Arriving on June 26, Prime Minister Singh will
participate in a reception followed by working dinner by his
Canadian counterpart Stephen Harper.
On Sunday, the Summit opening plenary will be followed
by other plenary sessions and conclude with a final plenary in
the afternoon.
Singh will be accompanied by Deputy Chairman of
Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia, his sherpa in the
summit, National Security Adviser Shivshankar Menon, Finance
Secretary Ashok Chawla and other officials.
On the sidelines of the Summit, he will also meet US
President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao.
India will also be represented by Confederation of
Indian Industry and Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce
and Industry at the B-20 Summit of business leaders in Canada
and youth leaders at the Youth Summit there.
At a bilateral level, Singh will be meeting Harper in
an engagement that is expected to give further impetus to the
economic and other cooperation between the two countries.
They are expected to sign a deal providing for
cooperation in the field of civil nuclear energy, paving the
way for supply of uranium and cooperation in research,
development, waste management and radiation safety.
A number of agreements and MoUs are under active
negotiations and are likely to be concluded and signed
during the visit. These include cooperation in social
security, mining, higher education and culture. PTI

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