India Expects Movement Under SAFTA During SAARC Summit : PM

India expects to move forward on the process of liberalisation of trade under the SAFTA and will work to promote greater integration and development of a South Asian identity at the forthcoming SAARC summit beginning in the Maldives on Thursday, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Wednesday.

In his departure statement, he also said that the SAARC countries expect to sign agreements on implementation of regional standards (IRS), multilateral arrangement on recognition of conformity assessment, rapid response to natural disasters and establishment of SAARC Seed Bank.

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