No meeting scheduled between Indian, Pak Fn Mins at CHOGM
New Delhi | Friday, Nov 20 2009 IST
 

No meeting is scheduled ''as yet'' between External Affairs Minister S M Krishna and his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mahmood Qureshi on the sidelines of the Commonwealth Heads of Heads of Government Meet (CHOGM) at Port of Spain.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who leave here tomorrow on a week-long two nation visit, will lead the Indian delegation at CHOGM from November 27-29.

Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani is not attending the CHOGM ''Nothing is scheduled as yet,'' Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao said at a press conference.

The two Foreign Ministers had interacted in Kabul yesterday at a dinner hosted by Afghanistan Foreign Minister Rangin Dafdar Spanta onthe occasion of President Hamid Karzai's swearing-in. Both Mr Krishna and Mr Qureshi were representing tgheir respective countries. Mr Krishna had asked Mr Qureshi about the progress Pakistan had made in bringing the 26/11 perpetrators to justice. Mr Krishna conveyed that there was ''considerable delay'' in the trial process.

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