Dhaka summit for developing

Dhaka summit for developing

DHAKA (AFP): Five leaders have confirmed they will attend a summit of eight developing nations in the Bangladesh capital from March 1, a foreign ministry spokesman said here on Thursday.

Indonesian President B.J. Habibie, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohammad, Turkish President Suleyman Demirel, Iranian President Mohammad Khatami and Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will join Bangladesh Premier Sheikh Hasina Wajed for the two-day summit, he added.

Another official said it was unclear whether Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak would attend the Development Eight (D-8) summit.

In his weekly press briefing, Bangladesh Foreign Minister Abdus Samad Azad said about Egypt that "we are awaiting confirmation who will participate... whether President Mubarak or the head of government."