Ban-Ki-moon welcomes meeting between Singh, Sharif
United Nations: UN Chief Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday expressed his satisfaction over a possible meeting of Prime Ministers Manmohan Singh and Nawaz Sharif on the margins of the UN General Assembly next week.
The UN Chief said the issue of improving ties between the “two very important countries” India and Pakistan “was one of my top agendas” during his visit to Pakistan last month.
“I have strongly recommended Prime Minister Sharif to take advantage of the UN General Assembly where all leaders including Prime Minister Singh would be here. I would strongly welcome and I would continue to provide my own support and efforts to facilitate such dialogue,” he said.
The Indo-Pak peace process was derailed by the August 6 incident, in which five Indian soldiers were ambushed and killed while on patrol on the LoC. Pakistan has been pushing for a meeting between Singh and Sharif on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York. However, India has been non-committal on the meeting.
