Gilani greets Manmohan on India’s Republic Day

August 4th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has showered praise on his Indian counterpart Dr. Manmohan Singh, saying that he had no doubt about his sincerity towards the peace process.

July 30th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has lauded his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh after positive remarks by the Indian premier in parliament on the peace process with Pakistan. Gilani praised Manmohan Singh "for his bold vision of peace and prosperity in South Asia and the statesmanship he demonstrated", the Nation newspaper reported on its website Thursday.

July 29th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday told parliament that Pakistan did not give any dossier to India on Balochistan when he met his Pakistani counterpart Yousaf Raza Gilani in Egypt July 16. No such dossier was given, Manmohan Singh said while intervening in a debate in Lok Sabha on the July 16 India-Pakistan joint statement at Sharm-el-Sheikh that delinked Islamabad's action on terror from the composite dialogue process.

July 19th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - : President Zardari's statement that India no longer remains a threat to the country, were his 'personal views', Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf aza Gilani has said. Talking to media persons after returning from Sharm-el-Sheikh, Gilani said there is a need for a more 'careful' approach while talking about the relations between the two neighboring countries.

July 18th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Paying tribute to the political sagacity of his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh, Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said Saturday that dialogue was the only way forward to restore sub-continental peace. Dialogue is the only way forward, he said at a press conference here two days after the two countries had agreed to resume talks at the foreign secretary level by delinking terror from the composite dialogue process.

July 17th, 2009 NEW DELHI - "Our conduct is an open book," Prime Minister Manmohan Singh told Pakistani Premier Yousuf Raza Gilani when he brought up the issue of India being "active" in the restive Balochistan area. During the hour-long talks between the two leaders in Sharm-el-Sheikh Thursday, Manmohan Singh discussed the issue of terrorist acts "aided, abetted and inspired from Pakistan".

July 17th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh returned home Friday from a four-day trip to France and Egypt, the highlight of which was a meeting with his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani and a joint statement from the two leaders that gets the two countries to begin talks again. Manmohan Singh's first stop was Paris where he attended the French National Day parade.

July 16th, 2009 Sharm-el-SHEIKH - The much anticipated meeting between Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani began here Thursday amid expectations that the two sides will be issuing a joint statement. The two leaders are accompanied by their delegations, including the foreign secretaries of the two nations.

July 16th, 2009 Sharm-el-SHEIKH - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh made it clear to his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani Thursday that there can be no further bilateral dialogue unless Islamabad contains terrorist activities directed from Pakistani soil. "We were quiet clear that if acts of terrorism continue to be perpetrated, there is no question of any dialogue, let alone composite dialogue," Manmohan Singh told reporters here after three hours of talks with Gilani on the sidelines of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit.

July 13th, 2009 PARIS - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived in Paris Monday night to attend the French National Day parade as chief guest, the first foreign leader to be accorded the honour. The honour reciprocates India's gesture of inviting French President Nicolas Sarkozy as chief guest for its Republic Day parade in January this year, said French envoy to India Jerome Bonnanfont.

July 3rd, 2009 MULTAN - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Pakistani counterpart Yousaf Raza Gilani will meet in the Egyptian resort city of Sharam-el-Sheikh July 16, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said Friday. Qureshi said the Kashmir issue will be part of the comprehensive dialogue between the two leaders at the meeting, the Online news agency said citing Qureshi.

January 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday watched the annual Republic Day parade here on television from his hospital bed as doctors said he showed further improvement following a heart surgery two days ago. 'The prime minister is showing further improvement in his health.

January 25th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has reiterated his government's commitment to peacefully resolve all outstanding issues with India to usher in an era of peace and prosperity on the subcontinent. In a message to his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh on Republic Day, Gilani said: 'It is a matter of pleasure for me to convey, on my own behalf and on behalf of the government of Pakistan, our warm felicitation to you and to the government and people of India on the occasion of the Republic Day of India.' This is the second time Gilani has communicated with Manmohan Singh in a week.

January 21st, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has sent a bouquet to his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh wishing him speedy recovery. Manmohan Singh, who underwent a coronary angiography as part of a series of heart-related tests, was Thursday discharged from New Delhi's All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS).

January 14th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has thanked his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh for his New Year greetings and reiterated Islamabad's desire for friendly sub-continental ties. 'Excellency, I would like to thank you and Mrs Manmohan Singh for the greeting card and your kind wishes on the eve of New Year,' Gilani said in his reply to a greeting card from Manmohan Singh.