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V.P. Singh to attend Kashmir meet in Washington

NEW DELHI JULY 13. The former U.S. Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright, the former Prime Minister, V.P. Singh and Pakistan's Farooq Ahmed Khan Leghari will share the dais at a two-day International Conference on Kashmir in Washington, beginning July 24.

The Conference, ``Beyond the Blame Game: Grounds for Peace and Justice in Kashmir'', is being organised by two U.S.-based non-governmental organisations. Sponsored by the U.S. Senator, Tom Harkin, and Congressman Joseph Pitts, the conference is aimed at ``gaining fresh insights, deep reflection, and heartfelt commitment coupled with pragmatic action to address the Kashmir issue''.

Other participants include the Janata Party president, Subramanian Swamy, the Indian Ambassador to the U.S., Lalit Mansingh, foreign policy expert Rajmohan Gandhi, the Editor of Kashmir Times, Ved Bhasin, and the Pakistani diplomats, Maleeha Lodhi and Ashraf Jahangir Qazi.

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