By Sarwar Kashani

Thimphu, Apr 29 (IANS): They may not see eye to eye but they can certainly take a walk together. And that's exactly what Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani did at the insistence of their SAARC colleagues at their 16th regional summit here.

Heads of states present at the 16th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) summit "insisted" that Manmohan Singh and Gilani take a stroll Wednesday evening. The other leaders had openly expressed their unhappiness over bitter India-Pakistan relations and perhaps decided a walk in the picturesque surroundings of this Bhutanese capital might help matters.

"Insisted by the leaders of (South Asian) delegations both the prime ministers walked together in the SAARC Village and exchanged views. They strolled for sometime before returning to their respective villas," a SAARC press statement said.

The two leaders meet here Thursday afternoon, for the first time since Sharm-el-Sheikh last July. Peaceniks are hoping that the stroll in the sunset would help in ironing out some of the differences between the two countries. And asking, will they walk the talk?