Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani with his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh.—AFP Photo

ADDU: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani Friday said he respected comments of his Indian counterpart Dr Manmohan Singh who described him as a “Man of Peace”, following his talks on the sidelines of the Saarc summit.

“I respect his sentiments,” Gilani told reporters when asked to comment about Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's remarks.

“We all are working for peace. He really wants better relations with the neighbours,” Gilani said.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh told the reporters Thursday he always regarded Prime Minister Gilani as a man of peace.

“Every time I have met him in the last three years, this belief has been further strengthened,” Manmohan Singh had said.

Prime Minister Gilani when asked to comment on “time has come to write a new chapter in the history of our relationship” by his counterpart, Gilani said “We will see soon.”