PM meets President post Assam violence

In the backdrop of stepped up violence in Assam by ULFA militants, PM met the President on Saturday.

In the backdrop of stepped up violence in Assam by ULFA militants, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday met President APJ Abdul Kalam.

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The 25-minute meeting at Rashtrapati Bhavan was described as "part of regular interaction between the two leaders".

They discussed issues of "national and international importance", a Rashtrapati Bhavan spokesman said without elaborating.

Singh's meeting came close on the heels of his strong condemnation of the ULFA killings which he termed as "anti-people act of cowardice and inhumanity".

Prime Minister also briefed the President on his forthcoming visit to the Philippines where he will attend the India-ASEAN Summit and the India-East Asia Summit.

Singh will leave on January 13 for Cebu for the twin summits.