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Thursday, 8 January, 1998, 16:46 GMT
ITALY WILL ATTEND GANGES BARRAGE PROJECT CONFERENCE

The Italian Prime Minster, Romano Prodi, says Italy will attend a conference of donar countries planning to help the Ganges barrage project in Bangladesh.

The project has been proposed to help solve the country's river-water problems.

Mr Prodi made the announcement at the end of his two-day tour of Bangladesh.

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