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President hopes Mohali meet will turn ties around

ISLAMABAD - Expressing satisfaction over the outcome of the cricket diplomacy President Asif Ali Zardari has hoped Mohali has turned India-Pakistan bilateral relations around.

By Afzal Khan

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Published: Sun 3 Apr 2011, 12:01 AM

Last updated: Tue 19 May 2020, 5:58 PM

Talking to Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, who briefed him about his informal talks with Indian premier Manmohan Singh in Mohali, President Zardari said talks are the only way forward to resolve indo-Pak disputes.
The president welcomed the meeting of Prime Minister Gilani with the Indian leadership as a positive development for the region and expressed the hope that it would provide further impetus to the efforts for meaningful dialogue between the two countries on all outstanding issues.
The president said both countries need to focus on the welfare of their respective peoples by addressing the problems of hunger, disease and poor infrastructure.
He appreciated Dr Manmohan Singh’s gesture for extending invitation to the Pakistani leadership to visit India.
The prime minister informed the president that he had also extended invitation to both Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Sonia Gandhi to visit Pakistan.
The president commended the performance of cricket teams of both countries. “Winning or losing the match is not really important in any game but what was important and appreciable was the sportsman spirit and effort of our boys in the field and the fact that the event provided an opportunity for the leadership to meet and provided entertainment to the people of the two countries,” the president said.
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