Aziz-Singh meeting likely on 12th

Published November 7, 2005

ISLAMABAD, Nov 6: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz will meet his Indian counterpart Dr. Manmohan Singh on the sidelines of the 13th Saarc Summit in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka, it is learnt.

According to diplomatic sources, the meeting between the two prime ministers is likely to take place on November 12. They said the two sides were currently in the process of finalising the time and date of the meeting.

The venue for the expected 45-minute meeting will be the hotel where the two leaders will be staying.

This will be their second meeting in less than one year. They last met in New Delhi on November 2004. The meeting acquires significance as it follows a landmark agreement between the two countries to open the Line of Control (LoC) that divides the Himalayan region of Kashmir.

The sources said the two leaders would review the ongoing peace process with the Kashmir issue being a major talking point. In this context, earthquake relief efforts along the LoC and Indian assistance to Pakistan will figure in the talks. Demilitarisation of the entire Kashmir region, as advocated by President Gen Pervez Musharraf, is also likely to come up for discussion, they said.

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