Hillary meets Sonia, discusses terrorism, bilateral relations
July 20th, 2009 - 7:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Monday called on Congress president Sonia Gandhi at her residence here and discussed several issues, including cross-border terrorism and Indo-US relations.
Clinton went to Gandhi’s residence at 10, Janpath, after meeting Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani.
Sonia Gandhi’s son, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi, was also present during the meeting.
Sonia Gandhi, who is also chairperson of the ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA), voiced optimism about the future of India-US relations and expressed concern on the use of terrorism by Pakistan against India, according to party sources.
Earlier in the day, Clinton for met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who hosted her to a lunch.
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