UN chief to 'welcome' meeting between Singh, Sharif in NYC

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon today said he would "welcome" a meeting between Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly next week.
The UN leader also expressed hope that the two prime ministers would discuss ways to address the tension at the Line of Control.
"I would strongly welcome such meeting on margins of the General Assembly," Ban told reporters here when asked to comment on the possibility of a meeting between the leaders of the two nuclear-armed neighbours.
The UN Chief said he was "concerned" about the exchange of fires along the LoC and "this issue should be handled between the two leaders" as they visit the city for the 68th session of the General Assembly.

The Indo-Pak peace process was derailed by the August 6 incident, in which five Indian soldiers were ambushed and killed while on patrol on the LoC.
Pakistan has been pushing for a meeting between Singh and Sharif on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York. However, India has been non-committal on the meeting.