India and Pakistan have announced more Confidence Building Measures, CBMs relating to Kashmir. They include increasing cross LoC trading days and extending travel to include tourism and religious aspects. After the talks between the between the two foreign ministers, the two sides decided to relax permit conditions for travel by people of Jammu and Kashmir to the other side of LoC by having a system of six month multiple entry. Mr. S M Krishna and Hina Rabbani Khar also decided to convene separate meetings of expert groups on nuclear and conventional CBMs. A joint statement issued says that the two sides agreed to the need for continued discussions in a purposeful and forward looking manner to find a solution to the vexed issue by narrowing divergences and building convergencies. Pakistan Foreign Minister said that a new era of bilateral cooperation has begun and the two countries have decided to make it an uninterrupted process. Ms. Khar said a new generation of India and Pakistan will see a much different relationship than the one in the last three decades.
News On AIR | July 27, 2011 7:58 PM
India, Pak announce more CBMs to increase cross LoC trade