India, Pak foreign secys exchange courtesies at SAARC dinner

March 16, 2016 03:01

Indian Foreign Secretary Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and his Pakistani counterpart Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry on Tuesday exchanged courtesies at the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation dinner in Nepal.

This was the first time the two have met since the Pathankot airbase attacks in January, which derailed bilateral ties between the two nations.

Earlier, they had a boat ride together.

The two exchanged courtesies at the function, which was held in the run up to the SAARC meeting for foreign ministers, which begins on March 17.

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj is expected to meet Sartaj Aziz, the Pakistan prime minister's adviser on foreign affairs in Pokhara, where the SAARC meeting will take place.

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