Thursday, September 8 2005 10:34 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

Udaipur: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh would hold a bilateral meeting with his British counterpart Tony Blair in today (Sept 8, 2005).

Blair, leading the European Union delegation for the India-EU Summit, and Singh would arrive at the Dhabok Airport at 10.45 a.m. and proceed to the Udai Vilas Palace hotel for talks, official sources said.

Rajasthan Industry Minister Narpat Singh Razvi would receive the two leaders at the airport, they said.

After the talks, Singh and Blair would take lunch at the hotel for which special arrangements have been made.

British chef Stephen James would take care of the food.

A splendid suite, spreading over an area of 2500 sqft, has been booked for the leaders, the sources said.

The venue for the meeting was changed from Mashobra near Shimla to Udaipur due to foggy conditions there.

The two leaders are slated to hold a joint press conference in Delhi later today. Blair would leave for London in the evening.