Pakistan's High Commissioner to India Abdul Basit on Saturday maintained that the meeting between senior Indian journalist Ved Pratap Vaidik with Jamaat-ud-Dawa leader Hafiz Saeed was a private one between the two.
Speaking on the sidelines at an Iftaar party here in Pakistan High Commission, Basit said, "That meet was private, I can't talk about it."
To another question the Pakistani envoy replied, "Efforts should be to find long standing solution to Kashmir issue; I hope our two nations will strengthen our relations in coming time."
Yesterday while speaking to the media Basit categorically ruled out his country's government and Government of India having any knowledge about the Vaidik-Saeed meet.
Vaidik has openly accepted that he had met Hafiz Saeed and had said that he is ready to share all records of his meetings in Pakistan.
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