Islamabad, Oct 17: Pakistan today welcomed Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's reported decision to travel to Islamabad in January for the South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation (SAARC) summit. "Pakistan welcomes the decision," foreign office spokesman Aziz Ahmed Khan told a news agency. "Participation of all Saarc member countries in all Saarc meetings would be helpful towards regional cooperation," Khan said. Vajpayee's decision was announced earlier today by Minister of State for External Affairs Digvijay Singh, a day after New Delhi announced withdrawal of troops from Pakistan and India's internationally recognised border. "He is going there for the Saarc summit, not for the bilateral process. Heads of state of all Saarc countries will be there."


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