Gilani, Manmohan likely to meet at Maldives

Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani is likely to meet his Indian counterpart Dr Manmohan Singh on the sidelines of the upcoming South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) summit in Maldives early next month.

The proposed meeting would provide fresh impetus to the renewed peace efforts between the two countries with a series of official-level talks.
Preparations are underway for the meeting in Male, where the heads of governments of the eight SAARC countries, including Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal and Sri Lanka, will gather for their 17th SAARC summit on 10-11 November.

A Delhi-based newspaper quoting official sources said that Gilani-Singh talks were “highly likely.”
Gilani’s first meeting with Singh this year took place on 30 March when Gilani accepted Singh’s invitation to visit Mohali to watch the Pakistan-India cricket World Cup semi-final.