By IANS,
Islamabad : Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani are likely to meet July 13 on the sidelines of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit in the Egyptian tourist city of Sharm-el-Sheikh, according to a report Monday.
The longstanding Kashmir issue, which Pakstan terms as the core dispute between the two nuclear-armed neighbours, would be the main agenda besides a host of other issues, the Online news agency reported, citing reliable sources in Islamabad.
According to the sources, Gilani will stress on India to find ways to resolve the Kashmir issue amicably and in accordance with the aspirations of the Kashmiri people.
The Pakistani leader will also lay emphasis on the growing human rights violations in the Indian-administered Kashmir and ask the Indian leadership to be flexible in their approach towards the issue, the sources said, adding that a stable relationship between the two nations is the benchmark for the entire South Asia.
Last week, India’s Foreign Minister S.M. Krishna met his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mehmood Qureshi on the fringes of the G8 outreach meeting in the Italian coastal city of Trieste and reviewed the status of bilateral ties that took a sharp nosedive after the Nov 26-29, 2008, Mumbai terror attacks that led to a stalling of the composite dialogue between the two countries.
During the meeting, Krishna told Qureshi to address the issue of terrorism “centrally” and fulfil Islamabad’s pledge of not allowing its territory to be used for anti-India activities.
Alluding to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s pointed anti-terror message to Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg June 16, Krishna reminded Qureshi about Islamabad’s pledge of not allowing its territory to be used for anti-India activities.
The foreign secretaries of the two countries are also expected to meet in the Egyptian city either on July 13 or 14.
The NAM summit will begin with the meeting of senior officials July 11 and will run till July 16.