Pakistani MP Imran Khan calls on Modi
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS)
Member of Pakistan's parliament and former cricketer Imran Khan called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Friday.
"At his request, Pakistan MP & Chairman of Tehreek-e-Insaf Party Imran Khan called on PM @narendramodi today," external affairs ministry spokesman Vikas Swarup tweeted along with a picture of the two.
Swarup said Modi and Khan welcomed the recent thawing in relations between India and Pakistan and expressed the hope that these would lead to cooperative ties between the two countries.
During External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj's visit to Pakistan earlier this week for the Heart of Asia Conference on peace and stability in Afghanistan, the New Delhi and Islamabad decided to start a comprehensive bilateral dialogue covering the entire gamut of issues.
"Mr Imran Khan invited PM @narendramodi to visit Pakistan," Swarup said in another tweet.
Modi is scheduled to visit Pakistan next year to attend the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) Summit meeting.
"At his request, Pakistan MP & Chairman of Tehreek-e-Insaf Party Imran Khan called on PM @narendramodi today," external affairs ministry spokesman Vikas Swarup tweeted along with a picture of the two.
Swarup said Modi and Khan welcomed the recent thawing in relations between India and Pakistan and expressed the hope that these would lead to cooperative ties between the two countries.
During External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj's visit to Pakistan earlier this week for the Heart of Asia Conference on peace and stability in Afghanistan, the New Delhi and Islamabad decided to start a comprehensive bilateral dialogue covering the entire gamut of issues.
"Mr Imran Khan invited PM @narendramodi to visit Pakistan," Swarup said in another tweet.
Modi is scheduled to visit Pakistan next year to attend the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) Summit meeting.
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