Food, terrorism pacts as South Asian summit ends
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South Asian leaders have ended a two-day summit with a joint call to fight terrorism, and with a new pact on food security to counter rising prices.
Diplomats say Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani, also agreed to combat terrorism and work together to stop militants crossing their border.
The food security deal will see the creation of a Food Bank, to help member countries handle food shortages.
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the current chair of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, says the region must return to being a major grain producer.
He says there's a similar need for South Asia to overcome persistent energy shortages, and says that'll be addressed at a special meeting of energy ministers from the eight-member Association next year.
