Group of 77 plans summit

Group of 77 plans summit

HAVANA (AP): Moammar Qaddafi of Libya and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat are among at least 65 heads of state who will attend the first presidential summit held here next week by the Group of 77 developing nations, organizers announced Friday.

The presidents of Venezuela, the Dominican Republic, Vietnam, Cambodia and Indonesia have confirmed their attendance. Kim Yong Nam, president North Korea's parliament and the country's ceremonial head of state, will come to Cuba for the summit and an official visit, the North's media reported.

About half of the heads of state will come from African nations that have friendly relations with communist Cuba, including Namibia, Zambia, Angola, and South Africa.