Iindia and the United States came together on Friday to deliver a strong message to Pakistan that it needs to act on terrorism emanating from its soil. PM likely to discuss LeT activities,Hafiz Saeed in Indo-US meet Emerging from his meeting with US President Barack Obama in the White House,Prime Minister Manmohan Singh made it clear that expectation from his talks with Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Sunday needs to be toned down in the light of the terrorist attack in the Jammu region on Thursday. Related: Obama-Manmohan meeting need to address economic issues Pakistan continues to be the epicentre of terrorism in our region and while I look forward to my meeting,expectations need to be toned down, Singh said. Singh found support in Obama,who said he shared Singhs concerns on terrorism,given that India until even the last few days has faced a terrorist attack. Manmohan-Obama meeting to boost strategic Indo-US ties It is in our shared interest to see a peaceful and prosperous Pakistan, the US President said. So we support improving cooperation between India and Pakistan. The concerted pressure by the two leaders came as Sharif,speaking at the United Nations in New York,seemed to be making a strong pitch for dialogue and positive engagement with India. The Pakistani PMs customary reference to Kashmir in his UN address was toned down as he urged the UN to be attentive to the issue of full realisation of the right to self-determination of its people. Sharif,who is slated to meet Singh on Sunday, told the UNGA that Pakistan stands ready to re-engage with India in a substantive and purposeful dialogue as he sought to set provide the right backdrop for the meeting. stage for the meeting. Obama and Singh were also effusive as they spoke about ties between India and the US. Obama described Singh as an outstanding partner and added that a strong India is good for the region and good for the world. Singh said India and America are indispensable partners and that during his term as PM and Obama as President,the US had made outstanding contributions to strengthen,widen and deepen cooperation. Ties between the two countries,he said,was based on principles and pragmatism. Obama drew attention to the progress made in civil nuclear cooperation and said the two countries have been able to achieve an agreement which is the first commercial agreement in civil nuclear cooperation between them. Later,a joint statement endorsed a joint declaration on defence cooperation that entails technology transfer,co-development and co-production of defence systems. India also agreed to participate in RIMPAC or the Rim of the Pacific military exercise in 2014.
