Prime Minister Syed Yusaf Raza Gilani called on President Asif Ali Zardari at Aiwan-e-Sadr on Thursday and briefed the President about his visit to India and his discussion with the Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
The President welcomed the meeting of the two leaders as a positive development for the region and hoped that it would provide further impetus to the efforts for meaningful dialogue between the two countries on all outstanding issues.
The President also appreciated Indian prime minister’s invitation to the Pakistani leadership to visit India. Regular interactions at all levels, he noted, would not only provide a solid platform to resolve our mutual issues but would also help to obviate and reduce misperceptions and mistrusts.
The President cheered both the teams for providing opportunity to witness a good game. Winning or losing the match was not really important, the President continued, what was important and appreciable was the sportsman spirit and effort of our boys in the field and the fact that the event provided an opportunity for the leadership to get together and also entertained people of the two neighbouring countries.
Later the President hosted lunch for the prime minister. Senator Rehman Malik, Federal Minister for Interior, was also present during the lunch.
The meeting between the prime ministers of Pakistan and India in Mohali has proved to be a success, the Foreign Office said on Thursday.
During his visit to Mohali, Prime Minister Gilani extended an invitation to Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Leader of the Congress Party Sonia Gandhi to visit Pakistan.
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