CLINTON-KRISHNA 2

During the meeting, Clinton hoped that the upcoming
meeting between the foreign ministers of India and Pakistan
would lead to relations between the two countries to a more
positive footing.

The US position, he said, has always been that this is
something that needs to be worked out between America’s two
friends--India and Pakistan.

When asked if the Indian External Affairs Minister
lodged any protest about the US aid to Pakistan and it being
used against India, Blake said, "I would rather not get into
trying to talk about what the Indians said. I mean, I would
prefer you just ask them directly about their positions,
because particularly on this subject, it is quite a sensitive
issue, and I don’t want to mischaracterize their views".

During the meeting, Clinton also briefed Krishna on the
latest development on the Iran front and the stand taken up by
the US along with Britain and France Friday morning an hour
before the start of the G-20 Summit in Pittsburgh.

"The Secretary briefed External Affairs Minister
Krishna on President Obama’s announcement this morning with
President Sarkozy and Prime Minister Brown about our concerns
regarding the new Iranian nuclear facility. She also welcomed
the very strong statement that Russia made in this regard," he
said. MORE PTI