Gilani greets Manmohan on India's independence day

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Monday sent a message of greetings to his Indian counterpart Dr. Manmohan Singh on the independnce day of his country today.

In his message, the Prime Minister said, "On behalf of the people of Pakistan and on my own behalf, I avail this opportunity to extend my greetings and felicitations to you and to the people of India on the Independence Day of India."

He said, "On this day, I would like to reiterate our desire to have harmonious, cooperative and friendly relations between our two countries to achieve our shared goal of peace, progress and prosperity."

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