Krishna may meet Clinton on sidelines of Afghan conference

New Delhi, Jul 18 (PTI) India's External Affairs Minister
S M Krishna and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton may have
a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the Afghanistan
donors' conference in Kabul on Tuesday.
Both Krishna and Clinton would be in Kabul to attend the
conference on July 20, a bid by Afghan government officials to
urge a start to the spending of billions of dollars of pledged
development funds.
As per information available here, there were indications
that the US was exploring the possibility of a separate
bilateral meeting between Krishna and Clinton in Afghanistan.
Meanwhile, according to sources, Pakistani Foreign
Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has not called Krishna and
apologised for his remarks following their talks on Thursday
in Islamabad.
Krishna, who is leaving for Kabul Monday, will have a
meeting with President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai after his
arrival followed by a dinner. PTI PYK
MRD