TIL Desk/World/Bishkek/ Amid the deep chill in bilateral ties, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistan counterpart Imran Khan exchanged pleasantries on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit on Friday, according to sources.
The pleasantries were "usual" in nature and were exchanged when the two Prime Ministers were in the Leaders' Lounge along with leaders of other SCO member countries, the sources said, insisting that it cannot be construed as a "meeting". This is the first such interaction between the two Prime Ministers, who were here to attend the SCO Summit, amidst the chill in bilateral relations, triggered by the terror attack on a CRPF convoy in Pulwama in February.
Earlier, addressing the Summit, Modi made a veiled attack on Pakistan as Khan listened, saying the countries which "promote, support and fund" terrorism must be held accountable. On Thursday, Modi had told Chinese President Xi Jinping that his country's "all-weather friend" Pakistan must take concrete action against terrorism.
