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India wants visa row solved by Nov

By The Assam Tribune

NEW DELHI, Sept 4 � Expressing the desire to resolve the visa fee row with the US before November, India today said it would not like the contentious issue to �stick out like a sloth arm� ahead of President Barack Obama�s visit here, reports PTI.

�Everybody is looking for a reasonable way to have this matter resolved amicably... Nobody wishes to have this festering as a wound especially because.... there is President Barack Obama�s visit,� Commerce Secretary R Khullar said.

He said the issue also needs to be resolved because in two weeks from now the Joint Trade Policy Forum (TPF) meeting is scheduled.

Underscoring the importance of the Obama visit due in November, Khullar said: �...Surely you do not want to go into a visit with something like that sticking out like a sloth arm�.

He said that last week several Americans, including Deputy US Trade Representative Michael Punke and Florida Senator George Lemieux, met him and discussed the matter.

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