New Delhi, July 08: India today ruled out a separate meeting between foreign secretary Kanwal Sibal and his Pakistani counterpart Riaz Khokkar on the sidelines of SAARC meeting at Kathmandu beginning Thursday. "I don't think so. This is not a part of our step by step approach," External Affairs Minister Yashwant Sinha told reporters when asked about the possibility of such a meeting.
He was speaking after the launching of a publication 'India 2003-04 reliable business partner, attractive FDI destination.'
Asked whether the Indo-Pak peace process was moving slowly, he said "I think, it is going in the right direction." Bureau Report