Krishna, Clinton discuss Indo-Pak talks, Afghan situation

Anil K Joseph
Kabul, Jul 20 (PTI) Indian External Affairs Minister S M
Krishna and his US counterpart Hillary Clinton Tuesday
discussed the recent Indo-Pak talks, Afghan situation and
President Barack Obama's upcoming visit to India during a
meeting between the two leaders here.
Krishna and Clinton, who met on the sidelines of an
international conference on Afghanistan, mainly discussed
bilateral relations, including the visit of Obama to India in
November, official sources said.
Describing the 30-minute meeting as "good", they said
Krishna briefed Clinton about his July 15 talks with his
Pakistani counterpart Shah Mahmood Qureshi in Islamabad.
US National Security Advisor James Jones' recent visit to
India during which the two countries identified areas for
further cooperation also came up for discussion between
Clinton and Krishna.
Jones visited India last week to prepare the ground for
Obama's November trip.
Krishna and Clinton also discussed Afghan situation and
regional security.
Clinton told Krishna that she will be in New Delhi
tonight as she is flying to Seoul, South Korea, and her
aircraft needs refuelling. She said she will be at the airport
in Delhi for 100 minutes and added that probably she will be
sleeping at that time.
Later, Krishna also met his Afghan counterpart Zalmai
Rassoul.
The biggest ever conference Afghanistan here had brought
together delegates from 70 nations to chalk out the future of
the war-torn country, amidst a total lock-down of the
capital city. PTI AKJ
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