The channel said that Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Pakistan Ambassador to US Hussain Haqqani and other high ups of foreign ministry were assisting PM Gilani while Obama was being assisted by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and other officials of US State Department.
Earlier, Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani flew into Washington Sunday afternoon to lead Pakistan at the Nuclear Security Summmit from April 12 to 13 and discuss advancing Pakistan-US partnership with President Barack Obama.
Pakistan's ambassador to the United States and senior US officials welcomed Prime Minister Gilani on his arrival. According to top White House and Pakistani officials the two leaders will discuss further enhancing of wide-ranging relations between the two countries at the bilateral meeting.
"The United States and Pakistan have a deepening partnership on a range of issues, and President Obama looks forward to this opportunity to continue strengthening that partnership in his discussions with Prime Minister Gilani," Ben Rhodes, Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications, said this week.
The meeting between the Pakistani premier and the US leader takes place in the backdrop of vastly improved relations between the two allies, striving to overcome the challenge of militancy in the region.
"Pakistan-US relations have a new positive momentum since the recent strategic dialogue and we hope to build further momentum during the meeting between President Obama and Prime Minister Gilani on the sidelines of the Nuclear Summit next week," Islamabad's ambassador to the United States Husain Haqqani said ahead of the meeting.
He also noted the fact that "Pakistan and the US are now two democracies forging a strategic partnership."
The Pakistani ambassador was referring to progress made at last month's key talks between the two nations when Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton led a high-profile and first ever ministerial-level Strategic Dialogue.
It was also attended by Defence Minister Ahmed Mukhtar, Army Chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani and US Defence Secretary Robert Gates and Chairman Joint Chiefs Admiral Mike Mullen besides senior officials from several departments of both countries. The strategic dialogue focused on transforming the bilateral ties into a long-term partnership.
Heads of state and government from 47 countries will attend the two-day summit, which will focus on ways to nuclear security around the world. Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has also arrived in Washington for the summit and will have a bilateral meeting with President Obama on Sunday.