DEA Secretary to represent India at SAARC meet in Islamabad

NEW DELHI: Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das will represent India in the two-day SAARC Finance Ministers meeting beginning tomorrow in Islamabad.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, who was scheduled to attend the conference, sources said, has cancelled the participation due to “political reasons”.

The conference is scheduled on August 25-26 in Islamabad.

Das will be attending the meeting in place of the Finance Minister, Government sources said. (AGENCIES)

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