India big part of my plans, Obama tells Manmohan

PHNOM PENH, November 20, 2012 (PTI)





"India is a big part of my plans," U.S. President Barack Obama said on Tuesday as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh congratulated him in person on his re-election.



Dr. Singh, who came face-to-face with Mr. Obama on three occasions in Phnom Penh for the first time after he was re-elected President, told him: "Congratulations on your re-election."



The two leaders, who attended the East Asia Summit and the retreat in the Cambodian capital, shook hands and exchanged pleasantries.



Meanwhile, National Security Advisor Shivshankar Menon held a 90-minute meeting with his U.S. counterpart Tom Donilon in Phnom Penh and discussed bilateral relations and other issues of mutual interest.



Sources said it was a very fruitful interaction on several issues of mutual interest.
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