DGMOs to meet soon to discuss tensions on LoC: Pakistan

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Press Trust of India Islamabad
Last Updated : Oct 03 2013 | 7:46 PM IST
The DGMOs of India and Pakistan will meet soon to discuss ways to reduce tensions on the LoC, with Islamabad today hoping that such engagements will facilitate the resumption of the stalled composite dialogue.
The "immediate takeaway" of the meeting of the Prime Ministers of the two countries in New York on Sunday was that the Directors General of Military Operations would meet soon, said Foreign Office spokesman Aizaz Chaudhry.
"This would lead to further engagements between officials that would eventually extend to the restarting of the composite dialogue," he told a weekly news briefing.
Asked when the DGMOs would meet, Chaudhry said: "Work has been initiated and dates are being worked out."
Chaudhry expressed hope that the composite dialogue would restart once the situation on the Line of Control (LoC) is resolved. He described the meeting between the two Prime Ministers as "positive and constructive".
"All in all, it was a good beginning," he said while responding to a question on the impact of the meeting between the two leaders on the margins of the UN General Assembly.
The bilateral meeting took place at the highest level and both leaders agreed the ceasefire on the LoC should be implemented as soon as possible, he said.
Chaudhry also said Pakistan has a clear stance on the Kashmir dispute, which must be resolved according to the aspirations of the Kashmiri people and UN resolutions.
His comments came a day after the Indian Army said five of its soldiers were injured during anti-infiltration operations launched in Keran sector after 30 to 40 terrorists allegedly tried to cross the LoC at multiple points on September 24.
India and Pakistan have accused each other of violating the 2003 truce on the LoC after five Indian soldiers were killed in an attack by Pakistani forces in August.
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First Published: Oct 03 2013 | 7:46 PM IST

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