The Hindu : Advani leaving for U.S., U.K. today

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Friday, Jun 06, 2003

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Advani leaving for U.S., U.K. today

NEW DELHI JUNE 5. The Deputy Prime Minister, L.K. Advani, leaves here tomorrow evening on a 10-day tour of the United States and Britain to continue dialogue on global fight against terrorism and strengthen bilateral strategic relationship.

International issues likely to figure during Mr. Advani's tour will be dominated by cross-border terrorism as well as the situation in South Asia.

Mr. Advani will begin his weeklong tour of the U.S. with a visit to the Durga temple at Fairfax Station in Washington on June 8. He will have meetings with the U.S. Vice-President, Dick Cheney, the Defence Secretary, Donald Rumsfeld, and the National Security Adviser, Condolezza Rice, for a "more structured dialogue on Indo-U.S. relationship".

The visit, being undertaken at the invitation of Mr. Cheney, assumes significance after Mr. Vajpayee's interaction with the U.S. President, George Bush, at St. Petersburg in Russia last week.

Mr. Advani will also meet the U.S. Homeland Security Secretary, Tom Ridge, and the Attorney-General, John Ashcroft. The Homeland Security was a new department created by the U.S. Government after September 11.

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