New Delhi: Speculations about a possible meet between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif at the upcoming SAARC summit are likely to be put to rest on Tuesday. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, who has already reached Nepal - venue for SAARC Summit - said "wait till tomorrow" when she was asked by reporters about Modi-Sharif meet.
Swaraj's comments came even as Sharif's adviser Sartaz Aziz ruled out any such plans from the Pakistani side earlier in the day. "No meeting has yet been planned between Modi and Sharif," Sartaz Aziz said.
The Indian government has maintained that it is keen to have meaningful dialogues with as many South Asian leaders as possible. Answering queries from mediapersons, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin on Sunday had said that India is for cooperative and peaceful ties with Pakistan.
The Prime Minister is keen "to have meaningful dialogues with as many south Asian colleagues as possible", he said.
India and Pakistan have not held talks since August after Pakistan envoy Abdul Basit met Kashmiri separatists leaders ahead of the joint secretary level talks.
There were no talks between the the two Prime Ministers at the sidelines of the UNGA summit in United States of America in September 2014.
Modi will leave November 25 afternoon for the summit in Kathmandu, being held November 26-27, and is scheduled to return November 27 late evening.
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