Addu (Maldives): After a 90-minute meeting in the Maldives, the Prime Ministers of India and Pakistan addressed the press. Dr Manmohan Singh and Yousuf Raza Gilani are attending the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Summit. These are the highlights of their statements to reporters after their one-on-one session.
Mr Gilani spoke first and said "We had very good meeting. We are moving in a positive direction ahead." Mr Gilani thanked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for supporting Pakistan in the United Nations Security Council for a non-permanent seat.
Mr Singh complimented his counterpart, saying that he has always believed Mr Gilani is a man of peace, and "that belief has been strengthened in the last three years." He said he hopes that as dialogue continues, he hopes that all outstanding issues between India and Pakistan will be "discussed with sincerity."
Members of the Indian and Pakistani delegations have been mingling socially with each other, sharing breakfast tables, and engaging in easy talks. "We have wasted a lot of time in acrimonious debate, will write a new chapter," said Dr Singh.
Mr Gilani spoke first and said "We had very good meeting. We are moving in a positive direction ahead." Mr Gilani thanked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for supporting Pakistan in the United Nations Security Council for a non-permanent seat.
Mr Singh complimented his counterpart, saying that he has always believed Mr Gilani is a man of peace, and "that belief has been strengthened in the last three years." He said he hopes that as dialogue continues, he hopes that all outstanding issues between India and Pakistan will be "discussed with sincerity."
Members of the Indian and Pakistani delegations have been mingling socially with each other, sharing breakfast tables, and engaging in easy talks. "We have wasted a lot of time in acrimonious debate, will write a new chapter," said Dr Singh.
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