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| Egypt hosts 'non-aligned' chiefs | Egypt hosts 'non-aligned' chiefs |
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| Heads of state from more than 50 countries are attending meetings of the Non-Aligned Movement, in Egypt. | Heads of state from more than 50 countries are attending meetings of the Non-Aligned Movement, in Egypt. |
| The gathering, in the resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, is discussing responses to the global financial crisis and a variety of regional issues. | The gathering, in the resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, is discussing responses to the global financial crisis and a variety of regional issues. |
| The Pakistani and Indian prime ministers are also expected to meet to discuss possible new peace talks. | The Pakistani and Indian prime ministers are also expected to meet to discuss possible new peace talks. |
| Relations were badly strained by the militant attacks in the Indian city of Mumbai last year. | Relations were badly strained by the militant attacks in the Indian city of Mumbai last year. |
| Pakistani and Indian officials have already met in advance of the planned talks on Thursday between the two prime ministers, Yusuf Raza Gilani and Manmohan Singh. | |
| The attacks in Mumbai last November left more than 160 people dead, and were blamed by India on Pakistan-based fighters of the banned militant group, Lashkar-e-Taiba. | The attacks in Mumbai last November left more than 160 people dead, and were blamed by India on Pakistan-based fighters of the banned militant group, Lashkar-e-Taiba. |
| Pakistan has admitted the attacks were partly planned on its soil. | Pakistan has admitted the attacks were partly planned on its soil. |
| 'Struggle to find role' | 'Struggle to find role' |
| The Non-Aligned Movement was born during the Cold War in 1961, aiming to unite countries which officially expressed the wish not to be allied either with the US-led western bloc or the Soviet-dominated eastern bloc. | The Non-Aligned Movement was born during the Cold War in 1961, aiming to unite countries which officially expressed the wish not to be allied either with the US-led western bloc or the Soviet-dominated eastern bloc. |
| It now has 118 member states, with 15 observer states, representing two-thirds of the members of the United Nations and half of the world's population. | It now has 118 member states, with 15 observer states, representing two-thirds of the members of the United Nations and half of the world's population. |
| But correspondents say it has struggled to find a role since the collapse of the Soviet bloc two decades ago. | But correspondents say it has struggled to find a role since the collapse of the Soviet bloc two decades ago. |