SEOUL  - No structured meeting is planned between the Prime Minister’s of Pakistan and India on the sidelines of the Nuclear Security Summit March 26-27, Pakistan’s envoy to South Korea said on Sunday.
“No structured meeting is planned, but a pull aside is always possible,” Pakistan’s Ambassador to Seoul Shaukat Mukadam told reporters at the ceremonial reception accorded to the Prime Minister.
“There are possibilities, and various places to meet, they could meet in the readers’ lounge,” the envoy said when asked whether the Indian side had made any approach for a meeting.
He also said PM Yousuf Raza Gilani and US President Barack Obama would meet on the sidelines of the summit.
Mukadam also allayed Indian fears about the safety of Pakistan’s nuclear assets. “We are absolutely safe. We have the best command and control systems in place.” he said.
At the Nuclear Security Summit, Gilani will join 57 world leaders, including Obama, to discuss the global threat posed by nuclear terrorism and the measures required to prevent terrorists from gaining access to sensitive nuclear material and technologies.