NEW YORK - President Asif Ali Zardari discussed internal and regional issues with world leaders attending the high-level inter-faith meeting on Wednesday topped by a Saudi Arabia-Pakistan-Afghanistan summit that focused on situation along the Pak-Afghan border. The president met with the president of the Philippines Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, the Amir of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber, and US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. The Summit-involving Saudi King Abdullah, President Zardari and Afghan President Hamid Karzai-was stated to be a part of several moves taking place to stabilise the restive region. Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, who briefed the press after the hour-long summit meeting, said the three leaders discussed measures to attain peace and stability in the region. He was cautious in giving out any details, saying the initiatives were ongoing and the results would come later. "It's a long haul ... progress has been made," he said. But he added, "It was not a mere get together, it was a meeting between three very serious players, with an agenda to attain peace and stability in the region."   Qureshi said the situation in the region was not merely an issue between Pakistan and Afghanistan and there was a need of taking regional ownership of the issue. About inclusion of Taliban in the talks, the foreign minister said the Afghan government was not averse to their inclusion, provided they recognised the country's constitution and vowed not to resort to non-violent means. He said there has been a "visible change" in the relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan since President Zardari assumed his office, putting an end to the blame game of the past. Responding to a question that Pakistan had received from US $11 billion to fight terrorists, he countereted the argument that the Pakistani government had suffered huge losses, amounting to US $34.5 billion, since 2001 for its role in the war on terror. "Pakistan paid a huge price; both in economic and human terms, to protect itself and the world," he told the news briefing. Qureshi denied reports of any meeting between President Zardari and CIA chief Michael Hayden, or the Israeli President Shimon Peres, during his stay in New York, saying such contacts were not on the cards. Replying to another question, the foreign minister said President Zardari had not planned on attending UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's dinner on Tuesday, saying he had nominated him before his arrival in New York. About Dr Aafia Siddiqui, the Foreign Minister said Pakistan was trying for her repatriation to Pakistan through diplomatic means. Every effort was being made to protect her rights. About any meeting with the US President-elect, the foreign minister said Barak Obama has already had a telephonic talk with President Zardari as Pakistan was one of the six main allies of the United States. He said there was a bi-partisan consensus emerging between the Republicans and the Democrats as they were agreed on building a long-term relationship with Pakistan. APP adds: Pakistan offered Kuwait to buy its indigenously developed al-Khalid main battle tanks to bolster its defence needs, Qureshi noted. The Minister said President Zardari in his meeting with the Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah invited his country to the International Defence Exhibition and Seminar- IDEAS-2008. The President invited the Amir of Kuwait to visit Pakistan; an offer that he accepted, the FM said. The President also sought Kuwaiti investment in developing Pakistan's energy sector, particularly the hydel sector that has been neglected in the past. Qureshi said he would soon be visiting Kuwait to apprise the Kuwaiti authorities of the Bhasha dam project.