B. Muralidhar Reddy Member nations to sign accord for launch of SDF Heads of state likely to hold bilateral meetings To sign pact for Afghanistan's entry into SAFTA COLOMBO: The process for the SAARC Summit, scheduled here on August 2 and 3 was set in motion on Sunday with the meeting of the programming committee consisting of senior officials from the member countries. The objective of the two-day meeting is to take stock of the nitty-gritty of arrangements for the Summit. It will be followed by a two-day meeting of the Foreign Secretaries to draw up the agenda for the Summit. Foreign Secretary, Shiv Shankar Menon is scheduled to arrive here on Monday to take part in the meeting of the Standing Committee on July 29 and 30. The agenda for the Summit drawn up by the Foreign Secretaries would be finalised by the Foreign Ministers in their meeting on July 31 and August 1. External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee is scheduled to reach here on the night of July 30.