<p>Prime Minister Manmohan Singh may meet his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani on the sidelines of the second “Nuclear Security Summit” that begins here on Monday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Though no formal meeting has been sought, the two leaders may come face-to-face during a reception hosted by South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak for the world leaders attending the summit.<br /><br />Lee is also hosting a Working Dinner for the leaders at the COEX Convention Centre when they would review the progress made since the “Washington Summit”.<br /><br />Both the Indian and Pakistani sides said no formal meeting has been scheduled. However, they did not rule out a “pull aside” meeting during the summit as both Singh and Gilani will be at the venue from morning till evening.<br /><br />“No structured meeting is planned, but a pull aside is always possible,” Pakistan’s ambassador to South Korea Shaukat Ali Mukadam told reporters here on the sidelines of a ceremonial welcome to Singh at the “The Blue House”, the presidential residence.<br /><br />“There are possibilities. There are various places to meet, they could meet in leaders’ lounge,” he said.<br /><br />Mukadam said Gilani had a tight schedule in Seoul where he would be meeting US President Barack Obama and some other world leaders.<br /><br />Some reports had earlier suggested that Gilani could meet Singh. The Pakistan prime minister will leave Seoul on Wednesday, while Singh leaves on Tuesday evening.<br /><br />Sources in the Pakistan government had said Indian and Pakistani officials are working on arranging a meeting between Gilani and Singh. <br /><br />However, Indian diplomatic sources said the meeting has not been scheduled yet. The summit in Seoul is a follow-up to the Nuclear Security Summit held in Washington in April, 2010.<br /><br />The summit is expected to be attended by 45 heads of state or governments, including US President Barack Obama, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Chinese President Hu Jintao. <br /></p>
<p>Prime Minister Manmohan Singh may meet his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani on the sidelines of the second “Nuclear Security Summit” that begins here on Monday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Though no formal meeting has been sought, the two leaders may come face-to-face during a reception hosted by South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak for the world leaders attending the summit.<br /><br />Lee is also hosting a Working Dinner for the leaders at the COEX Convention Centre when they would review the progress made since the “Washington Summit”.<br /><br />Both the Indian and Pakistani sides said no formal meeting has been scheduled. However, they did not rule out a “pull aside” meeting during the summit as both Singh and Gilani will be at the venue from morning till evening.<br /><br />“No structured meeting is planned, but a pull aside is always possible,” Pakistan’s ambassador to South Korea Shaukat Ali Mukadam told reporters here on the sidelines of a ceremonial welcome to Singh at the “The Blue House”, the presidential residence.<br /><br />“There are possibilities. There are various places to meet, they could meet in leaders’ lounge,” he said.<br /><br />Mukadam said Gilani had a tight schedule in Seoul where he would be meeting US President Barack Obama and some other world leaders.<br /><br />Some reports had earlier suggested that Gilani could meet Singh. The Pakistan prime minister will leave Seoul on Wednesday, while Singh leaves on Tuesday evening.<br /><br />Sources in the Pakistan government had said Indian and Pakistani officials are working on arranging a meeting between Gilani and Singh. <br /><br />However, Indian diplomatic sources said the meeting has not been scheduled yet. The summit in Seoul is a follow-up to the Nuclear Security Summit held in Washington in April, 2010.<br /><br />The summit is expected to be attended by 45 heads of state or governments, including US President Barack Obama, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Chinese President Hu Jintao. <br /></p>