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India and Pakistan leaders meet at nuclear summit

File picture of Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani (L) shakes hands with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
The two leaders have identified terrorism as a common threat
The prime ministers of rivals India and Pakistan have met at a nuclear security summit in Washington.
Pakistan PM Yousuf Raza Gilani spoke to his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh at a reception hosted by the US President Barack Obama, reports said.
A Pakistani embassy spokesman said it was "not a formal meeting".

It comes a day after Mr Singh told Mr Obama that Pakistan's government lacked the will to punish those responsible for the Mumbai attacks.
The November 2008 attacks left 174 people dead, including nine gunmen, and soured ties between India and Pakistan.
Late last year, Pakistan charged seven people in connection with the attacks.
They include the suspected mastermind Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, who is allegedly the leader of the Pakistan-based militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba.
Mr Singh and Mr Gilani spoke to each other at a reception hosted by Mr Obama, Pakistani embassy spokesman Nadeem Kiani said.
"Both leaders were present at the same place and so they shook hands and talked," he said.
A spokesman for India's foreign ministry, Vishnu Prakash, told The Hindu newspaper that the two leaders "exchanged pleasantries".
'State elements'
India put peace talks on hold after the attacks, blaming them on Pakistan-based militants. Pakistan admitted they had been partly planned on its soil.
India has also suggested what it calls "state elements" were involved. Both Pakistan and Lashkar-e-Taiba have denied any involvement.
In February, the two sides held their first formal talks since the 2008 attacks and agreed to "remain in touch".
Leaders from 40 states are attending the meeting in Washington which is expected to focus on how to secure nuclear material.

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