LAHORE: PTI MNA and Patron-in-chief of Pakistan Hindu Council Dr Ramesh Kumar Vankwani met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Minister for External Affairs Sushma Swaraj and State Minister for Foreign Affairs and former Indian army chief general VK Singh in New Delhi on Saturday.
According to sources, Ramesh Kumar held one-on-one meeting with Modi for 30 minutes. Modi received him warmly and both leaders hugged each other. Sources said Dr Ramesh Kumar delivered a message to Indian PM on behalf of Prime Minister Imran Khan which made him clear that both the countries will have to sit at the negotiating table for establishment of permanent peace in the region.
After meeting Modi, Dr Ramesh said he had come to India with the message of establishing peace between both countries. During meeting with Sushma Swaraj, Dr Ramesh said it was in the interest of people of India and Pakistan that both countries should live in peace.
Indian analyst Rawinder Singh Robin said during his visit Ramesh Kumar was playing a role in de-escalating current Indo-Pak tension by meeting Indian rulers. He said Ramesh Kumar would prove a new ray of hope for good relations between India and Pakistan.