In June 2009, soon after the UPA's victory in the Lok Sabha elections, Singh went to Yekaterinburg in Russia to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit. On the margins of the summit, he also had a bilateral meeting with Asif Ali Zardari, who was then the President of Pakistan.
Zardari must have expected a cordial meeting with an Indian leader known for his mannerism and cordial nature. However, Zardari was taken aback and fumbled for words when Singh bluntly told him: "I am happy to meet you, but my mandate is to tell you that the territory of Pakistan must not be used for terrorism against India." The meeting took place a few months after the November 2008 Mumbai terror attacks.
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