Manmohan welcomes Pakistan decision to confer MFN status

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Manmohan welcomes Pakistan decision to confer MFN status

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Manmohan Singh has welcomed Pakistan's decision to grant Most Favoured Nation status to India.

05 November,2011 03:37 am

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh welcomed Pakistans decision to grant Most Favoured Nation status to India but said it should have been done long ago.Better late than never. I welcome it, Singh told reporters here in this French coastal resort when asked about Pakistans decision to grant MFN status to India.He said, as one who believes that, rightly or wrongly, the destinies of countries in South Asia are very closely linked. I welcome the decision of Pakistan to grant us the Most Favoured Nation treatment.However, the Prime Minister felt this decision should have come long ago.I think it is nearly 17 years ago when India gave most favoured nation status to Pakistan unilaterally and Pakistan has taken so much time, Singh said.Pakistan Cabinet had on Wednesday decided to grant MFN status to India.