Click to play videoBhubaneshwar (Orissa): Soon after dedicating India's largest thermal power station to the nation in Orissa, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was at his straight-talking best and stated that he would be meeting Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf early next month, on the sidelines of a the Non Aligned Summit in Havana.
However, no one, not even the Prime Minister is expecting the meeting to break the ice. This was evident in the statement that he made about Pakistan.
"We can choose our friends, not our neighbours. But there should not be any problem in talking," said the Prime Minister.
Manmohan Singh seemed to be in candid mood for he also admitted that talking peace was unlikely to get the two countries anywhere positive.
"This cannot go forward if Pakistan does not control terrosist elements. If terrorism aided, abetted and inspired from outside continues to play havoc with the lives of innocent Indian. " he questioned.
So even though the meeting is very much on, both leaders will probably seek political assurances on the stalled peace process, rather than actively move to revive it.
(With inputs from Parul Malhotra in New Delhi)
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