06-17-2009, 02:30 AM
<b>Zardari, Singh did not discuss resumption of talks : Menon</b>
YEKATERINBURG : Indian Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon said on Tuesday no discussion was made on resumption of dialogue during the meeting between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and President Asif Ali Zardari, which lasted for 40 minutes.
Talking to reporters after the meeting between two leaders, Menon said India had conveyed its expectations to Pakistan vis a vis terror and 26/11 probe, it did not discuss resumption of talks between the two countries.
He also said that Dr. Singh and Zardari would meet again in Shram-el Sheikh in Egypt on the sidelines of NAM Summit next month to take stock of the outcome of the Foreign Secretaries meet.
Earlier in the day, Pakistanâs Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said that the most sensible thing would be to resume dialogue with India as soon as possible.
Cheers <!--emo&:beer--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/cheers.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='cheers.gif' /><!--endemo-->