Prime Minister of India - Dr. Manmohan Singh

Pakistan Prime Minister Aziz meets PM

Pakistan Prime Minister, Mr. Shaukat Aziz called on the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, here today. The two leaders discussed a wide range of bilateral issues including trade, energy, banking, air connectivity and other issues.

Prime Minister Aziz assured Dr. Singh that Pakistan would take early action to return fishing boats seized from Indian fishermen to their owners. The two leaders also agreed to review the status of each other's citizens held prisoners in the two countries. They agreed to increase air connectivity between India and Pakistan. They also agreed to continue the ongoing discussions on the Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline. Mr. Aziz said Pakistan is ready to export cement to India taking advantage of the duty reduction announced by the Government. Mr. Aziz also informed the Prime Minister that Pakistan was issuing more visas to Sikh Yatris coming from across the world to visit Sikh shrines in Pakistan.

Prime Minister Aziz thanked Dr. Singh for the financial support given to the families of the victims of the Samjhauta train incident. He complimented Prime Minister Singh for the successful and efficient conduct of the SAARC summit. He also expressed satisfaction at the content of the discussions at the summit.