President of India Pratibha Patil start's the Commonwealth Games 2010 CWG inauguration "Let the Games begin".
The 19th Commonwealth Games was on Sunday jointly declared open by Prince Charles and President of India Pratibha Patil in a diplomatic compromise that was worked out much before the inauguration.
India has formally invited Pakistan Sports Minister Ijaz Hussain Jakhrani along with those from other neighbouring countries, to attend the Commonwealth Games inaugural ceremony here on October 3, sources said here today.
However, it was not clear whether a formal invitation had been extended to Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi.
The sources, when asked whether Mr Qureshi had been invited, said he was ''welcome'' to come. The sources did not say whether a formal invitation had been extended to Mr Qureshi.
External Affairs Minister S M Krishna also said in New York that Mr Qureshi was ''most welcome to witness some of the Games at least, and give us a chance to continue the dialogue.'' Asked whether any leaders from any other country had been invited, the sources said the Presidents of Maldives and Nauru and the Governor General of New Zealand had confirmed their participation. Read More
commonwealth nations/commonwealth country/Commonwealth Games Countries: There are 71 member countries in the Commonwealth Games Federation. Only six nations of these have attended every Commonwealth Games - Australia, Canada, England, New Zealand, Scotland and Wales.
Country Abbreviation
Anguilla ANG
Antigua & Barbuda ANT
Australia AUS
Bahamas BAH
Bangladesh BAN
Barbados BAR
Belize BIZ
Bermuda BER
Botswana BOT
British Virgin Islands BVI
Brunei BRU
Cameroon CMR
Canada CAN
Cayman Islands CAY
Cook Islands COK
Cyprus CYP
Dominica DMA
England ENG
Falkland Islands FAL
Fiji FIJ
The Gambia GAM
Ghana GHA
Gibraltar GIB
Grenada GRN
Guernsey GUE
Guyana GUY
India IND
Isle of Man IOM
Jamaica JAM
Jersey JER
Kenya KEN
Kiribati KIR
Lesotho LES
Malawi MAW
Malaysia MAS
Maldives MDV
Malta MLT
Mauritius MRI
Montserrat MTS
Mozambique MOZ
Namibia NAM
Nauru NRU
New Zealand NZL
Nigeria NGR
Niue NIU
Norfolk Island NFI
Northern Ireland NIR
Pakistan PAK
Papua New Guinea PNG
Samoa SAM
Scotland SCO
Seychelles SEY
Sierra Leone SLE
Singapore SIN
Solomon Islands SOL
Republic of South Africa RSA
Sri Lanka SRI
St Helena SHE
St Kitts & Nevis SKN
St Lucia LCA
St Vincent & The Grenadines SVG
Swaziland SWZ
United Republic of Tanzania TAN
Tonga TGA
Trinidad & Tobago TRI
Turks & Caicos Islands TCI
Tuvalu TUV
Uganda UGA
Vanuatu VAN
Wales WAL
Zambia ZAM
*Zimbabwe (former member) ZIM
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