Pakistan, India foreign ministers hold informal talks on SCO sidelines

BISHKEK – Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi held an informal chat with his Indian counterpart Sushma Swaraj along the sidelines of SCO council of ministers’ moot in Kyrgyzstan.

This follows days of anti-Pakistan rhetoric by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during election campaign.

Last year a formal meeting between the foreign ministers of both countries in New York along UNGA sidelines was called off as India made a U-turn within 24 hours of accepting offer of talks proposed by Pakistan.

Islamabad said Ms. Swaraj also brought sweets for Qureshi and both sides discussed ‘overall situation’ in the region.

On the other hand, New Delhi insists there was no meeting between her foreign minister and the Pakistan’s, saying it was mere an exchange of pleasantries at the SCO Foreign Minister's lounge where others were also present.