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Nov 29, Colombo: Australia has been selected as the venue to host the next Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in 2011 Australian reports said.
The decision has been taken on Saturday at this year's CHOGM meeting currently proceeding in Port-Au-Spain in Trinidad and Tobago.
Sri Lanka has been lobbying the Commonwealth nations to gather support for its bid to host the 2011 meeting in Colombo.
However, the United Kingdom, Canada, and New Zealand vehemently opposed Sri Lanka's bid citing concerns over its conduct of the war against LTTE Tamil Tigers and the humanitarian issues.
Sri Lanka may be considered to host the biennial event of 53 Commonwealth nations in 2013, sources said.
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