Trade concessions: Indian premier ready to visit Pakistan
Says he had a good meeting with Gilani.
NEW DEHLI:
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday held out the possibility of a visit to Pakistan if there was “something solid” to celebrate.
The remarks were made in South Korean capital during a fleeting encounter with Pakistan’s Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on the sidelines of the Nuclear Security Summit.
Singh later told reporters that he used the opportunity to thank his Pakistani counterpart for Islamabad’s recent moves to liberalise trade with New Delhi.
“I had a good meeting with him. I thanked him for the trade concessions that they have announced,” Premier Singh said on board his special aircraft while returning from a four-day visit to South Korea.
Singh said Gilani asked him when he was coming to Pakistan on an official visit.
“He (Gilani) said when are you coming there (Pakistan). So, I said let us do something solid so that we can celebrate,” Singh said. Pakistan had recently announced its decision to liberalise trade with India by moving from positive list to a shorter negative list of goods.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 28th, 2012.
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday held out the possibility of a visit to Pakistan if there was “something solid” to celebrate.
The remarks were made in South Korean capital during a fleeting encounter with Pakistan’s Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on the sidelines of the Nuclear Security Summit.
Singh later told reporters that he used the opportunity to thank his Pakistani counterpart for Islamabad’s recent moves to liberalise trade with New Delhi.
“I had a good meeting with him. I thanked him for the trade concessions that they have announced,” Premier Singh said on board his special aircraft while returning from a four-day visit to South Korea.
Singh said Gilani asked him when he was coming to Pakistan on an official visit.
“He (Gilani) said when are you coming there (Pakistan). So, I said let us do something solid so that we can celebrate,” Singh said. Pakistan had recently announced its decision to liberalise trade with India by moving from positive list to a shorter negative list of goods.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 28th, 2012.