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June 5, 2004
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African trade bloc to hold first business summit

KAMPALA, June 5 (Xinhua) -- The first ever Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Business Summit is scheduled to take place in Ugandan capital Kampala on June 7-8, aimed at boosting regional integration.

The business summit, to be held along with the African trade bloc's annual summit of heads of state and government, will have the participation of some 500 policymakers and business people from COMESA member states.

At least 12 heads of state and government, including Sudanese President Omar Hassan Ahmed Al-Bashir, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, and Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki, have confirmed their attendance.

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