India unhappy for being kept out of Afghan meet: PM to tell Turkish Prez

New Delhi, Feb 8 (PTI) India's unhappiness for being kept
out of a regional conference on Afghanistan held in Turkey
recently is expected to be conveyed by Prime Minister Manmohan
Singh to Turkish President Abdullah Gul during their meeting
in national capital on Tuesday.

A whole range of bilateral and regional issues are
expected to be covered during the talks that Singh and Gul
will have.
Among the regional matters, the discussions are expected
to be dominated by the issue of terrorism and Afghanistan and
the role of the international community to bring about peace
and stability there.
The two leaders are expected to take stock of the
situation in Afghanistan, where both the countries have
stakes, sources said.
In this context, the Prime Minister is expected to convey
India's disappointment for being kept out of the regional
conference hosted by Gul on January 25, the sources said.
Turkey did not invite India for the conference at the
behest of Pakistan. India has lodged its protest with Turkey
over it.
Singh will be conveying the same message at the highest
level as India believes that it should be at any regional
meeting where Afghanistan is discussed considering its high
stakes in peace and development there, the sources said.
Pakistan wants to keep India out of affairs relating to
Afghanistan as it is paranoid about India's developmental
works in Afghanistan which has earned it a huge popularity
there. PTI AKK