The two leaders, who are scheduled to have a formal meeting here on Thursday on the sidelines of the 16th SAARC Summit, walked together in the SAARC village and exchanged views.
The Prime Minister of Bhutan had invited all the heads of SAARC delegations at lunch on Wednesday and all sat around a table to be able to converse with each other.
The leaders of delegation particularly the President of Maldives expressed desire for an early meeting between Prime Minister of Pakistan Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani and Prime Minister of India Dr. Manmohan Singh while in Thimphu.
The Indian Prime Minister mentioned that the Prime Minister of Pakistan is looked upon with respect as he has a number of spiritual followers in India.
His (Gilani's) forefathers, the Indian Prime Minister said had laid the foundation of Golden Temple in Amritsar and the Sikhs population is aware of this fact.
Later upon insisted by the leaders of delegations both the Prime Ministers of Pakistan and India walked together in the SAARC village and exchanged views. They strolled for sometime before returning to their respective villas in the SAARC Village.
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