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Tue, 09/20/2011 - 18:58
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Krishna could meet Ms Hina Khar on sidelines of UN General Assembly

New York, September 20, 2011 (PPI): Indian External Affairs Minister S M Krishna could meet his Pakistani counterpart Ms Hina Rabbani Khar on sidelines of annual UN General Assembly here, Press Trust of India PTI quoted a top Indian official as saying.

Indian envoy to the UN Hardeep Singh Puri said while there is no word yet of a formal bilateral meeting between Krishna and Khar, the "possibility" of a meeting in a social set-up "is very likely."

"There will be situations where they will meet at social events, various receptions, most certainly," he told Indian journalists here ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's September 22-25 visit to the UN. Puri said there will be "many occasions" for Krishna and Khar to meet at the UNGA even though a bilateral meeting is not yet on the schedule. Krishna arrives here on September 22.

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