The tense situation in her country has forced Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga to decline from delivering the key address at the International Summit on Gender and Poverty. But PM A.B. Vajpayee, Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, former RBI chief Bimal Jalan, J-K CM Mufti Mohammed Sayeed and UN Under-Secretary General Z. Diabre will be among those addressing the three-day summit that begins in the Capital on Sunday.Organised by the Women’s Political Watch, the summit will highlight key issues like women and political participation, gender poverty and economic security and how to overcome these hurdles. (ENS)
