Modi telephones Sharif, conveys wishes for World Cup match

ISLAMABAD: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi telephoned Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday and, among other matters to discuss, wished him well for the upcoming match between the two countries’ cricketing teams.

According to tweets sent out from Modi's account, the Indian PM informed Sharif that his new foreign secretary would soon visit the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries and hopefully the visit would include Pakistan as well. He added that cricket connected people in their region and promoted goodwill.

Spoke to President @ashrafghani, PM Sheikh Hasina, PM Nawaz Sharif & President Sirisena. Conveyed my best wishes for the Cricket World Cup.

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) February 13, 2015

According to a spokesperson at the Prime Minister House in Islamabad, bilateral issues between the respective countries were also discussed. The two leaders also reviewed the security situation in the region.

According to the Indian Foreign Office spokesperson, Modi conveyed well wishes for the Pakistan-India World Cup cricket match to be played on Sunday February 15. Modi also said that he hoped players from both teams would play a good game of cricket with passion.

Both PMs last spoke to each other following the December 16, 2014 Peshawar tragedy, when Modi called Sharif expressing sorrow over the carnage and extending his support to the Pakistani people.