PM cancels visit to New York

By Our Special Correspondent

NEW DELHI, SEPT. 14. The Prime Minister, Mr. Atal Behari Vajpayee, has canceled his visit to the United States in the wake of the terrorist strikes in New York and Washington.

The Prime Minister was scheduled to visit New York to address the United Nations General Assembly. ``We do not wish to add to the enormous strain on the U.S. authorities by added demands on security when their energies are fully devoted towards search and rescue operations'', a statement by the Ministry of External Affairs said.

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