Washington, April 30: The United States today said that it is “encouraged” by the decision taken by Indian and Pakistani Prime Ministers to resume dialogue between the two neighbouring countries.
“Our understanding is, it was a very positive coordial meeting. There were the pledges of further conversation by their Foreign Ministers. We are very encouraged by it,” Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs P J Crowley, told PTI.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh yesterday met his Pakistani counterpart Yusuf Raza Gilani in Thimphu on the margins of the SAARC Summit in the Bhutanese capital during which the two leaders agreed to resume dialogue at the level of Foreign Ministers soon that could lead to parleys on all outstanding issues including terrorism.
The meeting that lasted for 90-minutes was their first “substantive engagement” after their discussions in Sharm-el- Sheikh in Egypt in July last year.
–PTI