Manmohan’s Obama hug, Gilani handshake at Seoul dinner

By Vishnu Makhijani, IANS,

Seoul : Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh got a big hug from US President Barack Obama, who greeted him with ‘Nice to meet you prime minister’, at a dinner here Monday for the world leaders attending the Nuclear Safety Summit. Manmohan Singh also shook hands with his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani.


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Speaking of the Obama-Manmohan meeting, an Indian government source said: “There was no pull-aside; there was a pull-in. Obama gave the prime minister a big hug and said ‘Nice to meet you prime minister’.”

Manmohan Singh “did meet and greet the Pakistani prime minister. He did so with a large number of leaders,” the source added.

(Vishnu Makhijani can be contacted at [email protected])

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