Hemphill's VFW hall was quickly turned into a dining hall for the search teams, and it will host lunch for the guests at Friday's ceremony.

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Although no talks have been arranged, Indian Foreign Minister Salman Khurshid will host lunch for Mr. Ashraf Saturday in Jaipur, the capital city of Rajasthan state, where Ajmer is located.

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In the afternoon, the Vice President will host a lunch meeting with President Giorgio Napolitano of Italy at Blair House.

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India's foreign minister, Salman Khurshid, will host a lunch for the Pakistani leader on Saturday in Jaipur, the capital city of Rajasthan.

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Perhaps that is why the sponsors choose Thursday to host their media lunch, so that anyone who takes advantage of too much free wine can sleep it off later without missing much action.

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Although this is the first full state visit by a foreign leader to the UK this year, the Queen did host monarchs from 26 countries for a Diamond Jubilee lunch at Windsor Castle in June.

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