AMN /
PARIS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Monday exchanged pleasantries on the sidelines of the 21st UN Climate Change Conference in Paris.
PM Modi approached Sharif and had sofetly chat with him, TV clips show.
Both appeared in a friendly mood and the PM Modi left the meeting with a warm handshake with the Pakistani PM.
On Saturday, PM Sharif reportedly told British PM David Cameron that Pakistan was ready for talks with India, without preconditions.
Diplomatic observers at the summit say there was great warmth between the two leaders. Details of the conversation were not immediately known, but government officials described it as a “courtesy meeting.”
The brief meeting between the two heads comes amidst heightened tensions between the rivals countries, including cross-border violations and cancelled talks.
Earlier this year, the much-hyped security adviser-level talks between the two countries were cancelled after India insisted Kashmir should not be included on the agenda, with Pakistan maintaining it will not accept any pre-conditions.