PR. No.131/2008

Date: 19/05/2008  

FOURTH ROUND OF PAKISTAN-INDIA COMPOSITE DIALOGUE

The Ministerial level review of the Fourth Round of Pakistan-India Composite Dialogue will be held in Islamabad on 21 May 2008 . It will be preceded by the Foreign Secretary level review meeting on 20 May 2008 . Mr. Pranab Mukherjee, External Affairs Minister of India, and Mr. Shivshankar Menon, Foreign Secretary of India , will be visiting Islamabad for this purpose.

During his stay in Islamabad, External Affairs Minister Mukherjee will hold talks with the Foreign Minister and also call on the President and Prime Minister of Pakistan.

Talks will be held on the eight segments of the Composite Dialogue: (i) Peace and Security, including CBMs; (ii) Jammu and Kashmir; (iii) Siachen; (iv) Sir Creek; (v) Wullar Barrage; (vi) Terrorism and Drugs Trafficking; (vii) Economic and Commercial Cooperation; and (viii) Promotion of Friendly Exchanges.

The review meetings will help the two sides to assess the progress made in the Fourth Round of the eight segments of Composite Dialogue process and deliberate on how to address the out-standing issues in a more meaningful way.

Islamabad

19 May 2008