Nawaz Sharif, Narendra Modi meet in Paris
A short meeting was held between the two leaders in a 'friendly atmosphere.'
PARIS (Web Desk) – Indicating a warming up of bilateral ties, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called on Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on the sidelines of Climate Summit in Paris today (Saturday), Dunya News reported.
According to sources, a short meeting was held between the two leaders in a ‘friendly atmosphere.’
Exclusive footage obtained by Dunya News showed the two leaders having an informal brief chat. Reportedly, Narendra Modi himself walked towards Nawaz Sharif.
Both the Prime Ministers of India and Pakistan are scheduled to speak at COP21 Climate Change Conference‘s inaugural session today in Paris which will be attended by 140 heads of state and government.
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Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will also hold a bilateral meeting with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Monday evening.
Later on, he will also have a trilateral meeting with Afghan President and British Prime Minister on the sidelines of Paris conference.
PHOTO: The two leaders shook hands and exchanged pleasantries.
The informal meeting with Modi comes three days after Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said that Pakistan was ready for talks with India without preconditions. The premier gave these remarks during meeting with British counterpart David Cameron on the sidelines of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Maltese capital.
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The declaration by Nawaz Sharif came after several ‘feel good initiatives that both sides undertook‘ since the cancellation of talks between the National Security Advisors of both sides in August this year.
Both sides had kept the Track II channel open, despite the cancellation of official talks. However, the India-Pakistan cricket series, scheduled in mid-December in Sri Lanka is yet to get the green light from Indian officials.
Pakistan declared the cricket series on November 26 but India has been delaying the formal announcement, indicating hesitation over the issue.
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