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India-Pakistan Foreign Secretary level talks begin in New Delhi

New Delhi, July 26, IRNA – India, Pakistan Foreign Secretary level talks began Tuesday in New Delhi to prepare the agenda for the ministerial level meeting tomorrow.

The foreign secretary Ms. Nirupama Rao and her Pakistani counterpart Salman Bashir expectedly will also consider the possibility of adding more subjects to the ongoing dialogue process to widen its scope.

Enhancing people to people contact and cooperation on humanitarian issues will also come up for discussion.

Ahead of the foreign ministerial level meeting, the secretaries in the ministries of defence, commerce, home, water resources and surveyor general's level were held.

During the last foreign secretary's meeting the two sides discussed peace and security, cross LoC Confidence building measures and the progress of the trial in the Mumbai blasts in November, 2008.

A five-member Pakistani delegation headed by foreign secretary Salman Bashir arrived in New Delhi on Monday evening./end

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