File photo of Manmohan Singh with Pak PM Yousuf Raza Gilani at the Nuclear Security Summit. PTI Photo
Islamabad, Apr 24 (PTI) Pakistan has said Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani will hold bilateral meetings with his counterparts from regional countries during the SAARC summit in Bhutan, leaving open the possibility of an encounter between him and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
Though the Foreign Office had earlier said that no meeting between Gilani and Singh had been scheduled on the sidelines of the SAARC summit to be held in Thimphu during April 28-29, an official statement said the Pakistani premier would meet his counterparts in Bhutan.
Though the statement issued by the Foreign Office did not specifically name the Indian premier, it said Gilani "will be holding bilateral meetings with his counterparts as well as representatives of observer states.
Pakistan favours SAARC linkages with observers and international institutions to promote project-based development cooperation.
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