ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and India in their expert level talks on nuclear Confidence Building Measures (CBMs) Tuesday reviewed the implementation and strengthening of existing CBMs in the framework of Lahore MoU, and agreed to explore possibilities for mutually acceptable additional CBMs.
Pursuance to the agreement between the two Foreign Ministers in New Delhi on July 27, 2011, the Sixth Round of Expert Level Talks on Nuclear CBMs was held in Islamabad.
Pakistan delegation was led by Additional Secretary (UN&EC), Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Munawar Saeed Bhatti, while the Indian side was led by Joint Secretary (DISA), Ministry of External Affairs, Mr D.B. Venkatesh Varma.
According to a joint statement issued here, the talks were held in a cordial and constructive atmosphere.
The two sides agreed to recommend to their Foreign Secretaries to extend validity of the "Agreement on Reducing the Risk from Accidents Relating to Nuclear Weapons" for another five years.
Both sides will report the progress in talks to their respective Foreign Secretaries.
Copyright APP (Associated Press of Pakistan), 2011
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