Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet Pakistani Premier Nawaz Sharif here on Friday, an official said.
"It is confirmed. PM @narendramodi and PM Nawaz Sharif will have a bilateral meeting in Ufa tomorrow at 9.15 am on sidelines of SCO Summit," India's external affairs ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup tweeted.
The confirmation puts to rest speculation on a possible meeting between the two leaders on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO).
The two leaders last met on May 26 last year, during Modi's swearing-in ceremony in New Delhi.
The Modi-Sharif meeting will seek to bring a thaw in the bilateral relations that had seen a downturn following continuing firings on the border and Pakistan raising the Kashmir issue at international fora.
India is also upset with Pakistan over the release from jail of 26/11 mastermind Zakiur-Rehman Lakhvi.
Both India and Pakistan are to be made permanent members of the SCO.
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