PM to meet Gilani in sidelines of NAM Summit

PM Manmohan Singh and his Pak counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani will meet next week on the margins of NAM Summit to decide on future course of ties.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani will meet in Egypt next week on the margins of NAM Summit to decide on the future course of ties on the basis of what Islamabad has done to address India’s concerns on terrorism.

Singh will be travelling to Sharm-el Sheikh on July 14 for the two-day 15th Non Aligned Movement Summit beginning next day focussing on the global financial crisis and international peace.

On his way to Egypt,the Prime Minister will visit Paris where he will be the Chief Guest of Honour at the French National Day,Vivek Katju,Special Secretary in the External Affairs Ministry,said while briefing mediapersons on the two-nation visit beginning July 13.

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During his three-day stay in Sharm-el Shaikh,Singh will have a meeting with Gilani besides some other leaders.

Prior to the meeting between Singh and Gilani,Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon and his Pakistani counterpart Salman Bashir will discuss terrorism and steps taken by Islamabad to bring to book perpetrators of November 26 Mumbai attacks and dismantle the infrastructure of terrorism.

Menon and Bashir,whose meeting is expected on July 14,will then report to their respective leaders who will take stock of the situation and decide on future course in bilateral ties.

“There will be a meeting,” told reporters in New Delhi on Thursday when asked whether Singh and Gilani will meet.

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