Prime Minister: I have said that if the President of Pakistan would like to meet me to discuss the problems which exist between India and Pakistan, I would be very glad to do so. But not to discuss the problems which are not basically concerned with Indian problem; it’s a problem which concerns the people of East Bengal and their elected representatives.
But there is one more aspect. You can only meet a person if there is a two-way trust. I said in London that I may want to shake hands with everybody. But if there is a clenched fist, well, you just can't shake hands with it. And this is the situation. If you have been noticing the sort of remarks which the President of Pakistan is making, either about me personally or in general it is not an attitude which shows that there could be a very friendly conversation. From my side I am always friendly. I have never said a rude word about anybody. (Laughter and applause)....
