Pakistani, Indian officials hold talks

Pakistani and Indian foreign ministry officials met in the Egyptian resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh Tuesday ahead of a key meeting between the prime ministers of the South Asian nuclear foes.

Indian foreign secretary Shiv Shankar Menon met his counterpart Salim Bashir at an undisclosed location as developing world leaders headed to the Red Sea resort for the 15th Non-Aligned Movement summit, an Indian official said.

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Pakistani Prime Minister Yousef Raza Galani are to meet on Thursday morning.

New Delhi and Islamabad's fraught relations worsened after last year's bombings in the Indian commercial capital Mumbai, which killed 166 people.

India, along with host Egypt, is one of the founding members of the NAM, the largest grouping of countries outside of the United Nations, aimed at giving a voice to the developing world.
The summit, held every three years, ends on Thursday.