Manmohan Singh meets Brown on G-8 sidelines
8 Jul 2009, 1813 Hrs

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L'Aquila (Italy), July 8 The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, today met his British counterpart Gordon Brown on the sidelines of the G-8-G-5 summit.

Sources said the two leaders discussed issues of bilateral and multilateral importance, besides areas where they could cooperate mutually, including terrorism.

They confirmed that both leaders discussed the current global economic meltdown.

L'Aquila was hit by a major earthquake in April this year.

Nearly 300 people died and over 1,500 were injured. Another 60,000 were left homeless.

Singh is expected to meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday, Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso and Angolan President Jose Eduardo Dos Santos on Friday.

An informal meeting with US President Barack Obama is also scheduled.(ANI)

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