India, Pak resume Siachen talks after 3 years

Two day talks after the prime ministers of both the countries emphasised on continuing the dialogue process during their meeting in Thimpu last year

PTI | May 30, 2011



After a gap of three years, defence secretaries of India and Pakistan today met here to discuss the long-pending Siachen issue.

Defence Secretary Pradeep Kumar is leading the Indian delegation at the two-day talks with his Pakistani counterpart Lt General (Retd) Syed Ather Ali.

India and Pakistan decided to resume the talks last year after Prime Ministers of both the countries met in Thimpu and decided to take forward the dialogue process.

While the Pakistani delegation has two civilian officials and four military officers, the Indian side includes Special Secretary R K Mathur, Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) Lt General A M Verma and Surveyor General S Subha Rao, defence officials said.

After the talks, the Pakistani Defence Secretary will call on Defence Minister A K Antony this evening.

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