PM meets Prez, briefs on govt`s talks with Ramdev

Manmohan Singh briefed President Pratibha Patil on the progress of talks with the yoga guru.

New Delhi: As the senior ministers struggled
to persuade Baba Ramdev to give up his proposed fast, Prime
Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday briefed President Pratibha Patil
on the progress of talks with the yoga guru.

During the 40 minute meeting, Singh briefed the President
about his recent visit to Ethiopia and Tanzania and also about
the "ongoing dialogue with Baba Ramdev", a Rashtrapati Bhavan
release said.

Various other issues of national and international
importance were also discussed during the meeting, the release
added.

PTI