Pakistan and India have failed to break the deadlock on the demarcation of international boundary in the disputed Sir Creek area but agreed to continue their talks under the composite dialogue framework on the issue. A joint press statement issued here on Sunday said two days of Pakistan-India talks on the Sir Creek issue under the composite dialogue framework were held in Rawalpindi from May 28 to discuss the demarcation of international boundary between the two countries in the Sir Creek area.
The Pakistan delegation was led by defence ministry additional secretary Rear Admiral Ahsanul Haq Chaudhry and the Indian delegation was headed by Major-General M. Gopal Rao, surveyor general of India.
The statement said, "the talks were held in a frank and cordial atmosphere. The two sides exchanged views on various issues involved."
The statement concluded that the two sides agreed to continue their discussions aimed at an early resolution of the issue for the mutual benefit of the two countries.
Defence analysts told Business Recorder the two sides have held eight rounds of talks so far to resolve mutual claims on Sir Creek, a coastal strip off the Gujarat coast, and it was one of the eight contentious issues being discussed under the composite dialogue framework.
Earlier on Friday, Pakistan and Indian defence secretaries had failed to agree how to end costly military stand-off on the Siachen glacier.
Analysts said since no new dates to resume talks on these very crucial points of composite dialogue framework, started in January 2004, have been fixed, the security environment remains as uncertain as ever before though not deteriorated.
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