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Indo-Pak officials to meet tomorrow on cross-Loc CBMs
New Delhi, July 17(PTI) Ahead of the Foreign Minister-
level talks between India and Pakistan later this month, the
joint working group between the two countries on cross-LoC
confidence building measures will be held here on Monday.
The meeting will "recommend measures for strengthening
and streamlining the existing cross-LOC trade and travel
arrangements and propose modalities for introducing additional
Cross-LoC CBMs," official spokesperson in the Ministry of
External Affairs said here.
The meeting will be the first engagement between the
two countries after the Mumbai triple blasts on July 13. It
will be represented by officials of the External Affairs and
Home Ministries while Pakistan will be represented by an
officer of the rank of Director General from their foreign
ministry.
During the meeting, the Indian side is expected to
highlight the need to have a proper banking channel for cross
border traders and categorisation of 21 items selected for
trading with adequate safeguards, official sources said.
The Government has already cleared the proposal for
increasing the number of trading days from existing two a week
to four for cross-LoC trade besides multiple entry permit
valid for six months in Jammu and Kashmir.
External Affairs Minister S M Krishna will head the
Indian delegation for the talks slated for July 26-27 here.
Islamabad has announced that Minister of State for
Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar will lead the Pakistani
delegation. She may be promoted to cabinet rank in the run up
to the talks. Pakistani Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir would
also travel to New Delhi prior to the minister’s visit.
The two sides are also expected to discuss the issue
of multiple-entry permits having a six-month validity with a
maximum of three trips for residents of Jammu and Kashmir. The
Cabinet Committee on Security had given an in-principle
approval for the proposal in 2008.
The proposal was shelved in the wake of the 26/11
terror attacks in Mumbai.
India may also press for opening up of the
Kargil-Skardu road for trade and also to facilitate greater
people-to-people movement in this region, the sources said.
level talks between India and Pakistan later this month, the
joint working group between the two countries on cross-LoC
confidence building measures will be held here on Monday.
The meeting will "recommend measures for strengthening
and streamlining the existing cross-LOC trade and travel
arrangements and propose modalities for introducing additional
Cross-LoC CBMs," official spokesperson in the Ministry of
External Affairs said here.
The meeting will be the first engagement between the
two countries after the Mumbai triple blasts on July 13. It
will be represented by officials of the External Affairs and
Home Ministries while Pakistan will be represented by an
officer of the rank of Director General from their foreign
ministry.
During the meeting, the Indian side is expected to
highlight the need to have a proper banking channel for cross
border traders and categorisation of 21 items selected for
trading with adequate safeguards, official sources said.
The Government has already cleared the proposal for
increasing the number of trading days from existing two a week
to four for cross-LoC trade besides multiple entry permit
valid for six months in Jammu and Kashmir.
External Affairs Minister S M Krishna will head the
Indian delegation for the talks slated for July 26-27 here.
Islamabad has announced that Minister of State for
Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar will lead the Pakistani
delegation. She may be promoted to cabinet rank in the run up
to the talks. Pakistani Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir would
also travel to New Delhi prior to the minister’s visit.
The two sides are also expected to discuss the issue
of multiple-entry permits having a six-month validity with a
maximum of three trips for residents of Jammu and Kashmir. The
Cabinet Committee on Security had given an in-principle
approval for the proposal in 2008.
The proposal was shelved in the wake of the 26/11
terror attacks in Mumbai.
India may also press for opening up of the
Kargil-Skardu road for trade and also to facilitate greater
people-to-people movement in this region, the sources said.
