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Summary PM Gilani and his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh agreed on resolving all issues through dialogue.
Talking to the media in Chandigarh, Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani said that there was a consensus of opinion on both sides that the two countries had the will and ability to resolve their issues and stressed the need for giving a positive message to the international community. Gilani said that he talked with Dr Singh on “all outstanding issues” and he also agreed on resolving all issues through dialogues.The prime minister said he had invited Dr Singh and Indian National Congress Party President Sonia Gandhi to Pakistan. Dr Singh thanked Gilani for visiting his country and accepted the invitation to visit Pakistan. He said that the cricket match had provided a great opportunity for the two prime ministers to talk on pressing issues. He termed it a “very good beginning”, adding that whatever differences persisted between Pakistan and India, the two governments had to find ways and means to resolve them.“The message from Mohali is that the peoples of India and Pakistan want peace,” Singh concluded.
