Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani met amid India's hope of getting a categoric commitment from him that Islamabad would act against those behind the Mumbai attacks and dismantle terror infrastructure.

Meeting on the sidelines of the 15th NAM Summit in this Egyptian Red Sea resort city, Singh and Gilani are understood to have assessed what actions Islamabad has taken to bring to justice the perpetrators of the 26/11 attacks.

External Affairs Minister S M Krishna and his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mehmood Qureshi were present during the Singh-Gilani meeting. National Security Adviser M K Narayanan also attended the meeting.

As a precursor to the second top-level meeting between India and Pakistan since the Mumbai attacks, Foreign Secretaries of the two countries had several rounds of discussions, with New Delhi wanting to know about the steps taken by Islamabad.

After the meetings with his Pakistani counterpart Salman Bashir, Menon said the relations are under stress and there are some ‘difficult’ issues still remaining. He said Islamabad needs to take credible action to bring the perpetrators of the Mumbai attacks to justice.