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India to hold India-Africa Summit in October

Xinhua, March 26, 2015 Adjust font size:

India will hold a five-day " India-Africa Summit" later this year, where nearly 1,000 delegates will be invited, the Ministry of External Affairs has said.

The summit will begin on October 26, and leaders from some 54 countries are expected to attend, the External Affairs Ministry officials said on Wednesday evening.

The meeting between the heads of state and government will take place on October 29 and bilateral meetings are being scheduled on October 30, Navtej Sarna, secretary (West) of the ministry, told the media.

The summit was earlier slated for December last year, but had to be canceled due to Ebola outbreak in Africa. Endi