A much heralded meeting between Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari and newly reinstalled Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh took place a few days ago on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Yekaterinburg in Russia.
Dawn.com reported PM Manmohan Singh's unusual act of making a bold statement during a media photocall before the 40 minute meeting. Reuters reported
Singh saying to Zardari, in the full glare of the media spotlight,
I am happy to meet you but...
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