A couple of agreements are expected to be inked during the first high-level contact between Pakistan and India on May 21 after the installation of new government in Pakistan.
Indian External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee will hold a review meeting on fourth round of Composite Dialogue with his Pakistani counter-part Shah Mehmood Qureshi in Islamabad to assess the progress made on the eight subjects covered under the Composite Dialogue process.
The ministerial level meeting will be preceded by Secretary level-talks to be held between Pakistan Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir and his Indian counterpart Shivshankar Menon on May 20.
The subjects being discussed under the Composite Dialogue include Kashmir, peace and security, terrorism, Siachen, Sir Creek, Wullar Barrage, trade and friendly exchanges. Both the sides have expressed optimism on the forthcoming talks and they are expecting positive outcomes.
Proposals to make progress on different subjects have already been exchanged between them. Substantial progress has been made to reach understanding on easing visa regime, extending consular excess to prisoners at the earliest and cultural exchange during the talks.
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