NEW DELHI , April 22: India was waiting Thursday to hear from Pakistan whether it was desirous of a possible meeting between their Prime Ministers on the margins of the 16th Saarc summit to be held in Bhutan on April 28 and 29.

Foreign secretary Niru-pama Rao told a press conference here that “there has been no request from Pakistan as of now.”
She was responding to a question whether New Delhi had received any request from Islamabad for a bilateral meeting between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani in Thimphu.
“I do not really want to forecast ... let’s see how the situation develops,” Ms Rao replied when a journalist pressed her on about the likelihood of an interaction between Dr Singh and Mr Gilani.

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