New Delhi, Nov 24, SPA -- Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Pakistani counterpart Shaukat Aziz held a rare meeting and began a series of talks here today. Aziz arrived in India on Tuesday for an unusual top-levelvisit between the two countries. Both countries hope itwill extend the goodwill gained since January as they haveeased visa restrictions, resumed diplomatic contacts, andre-launched air and rail links. The two prime ministers _ both respected economists _ wereexpected to focus on trade and business issues along withdiscussions on Kashmir. A cautious Indian External Affairs Minister Natwar Singhsaid on Monday: "We want to convey this ... Please acceptthis as a process, not as an event, and not look at theoutcome." On Tuesday, Aziz met with Indian External Affairs MinisterNatwar Singh, who "talked about taking the compositedialogue forward ... and agreed to work for increasedcooperation between India and Pakistan," Navtej Sarna,foreign ministry spokesman, said Tuesday. "It was a very friendly, positive and forward-lookingmeeting," he said, declining to provide further details.--MORE1237 Local Time 0937 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/219311