India-Pak to hold Siachen talks on June 11-12

May 10, 2012 22:07

India, Pakistan to hold talks on Siachen issue in Islamabad on June 11-12, says Pakistan Foreign Office spokesman.

India had earlier made it clear that it would insist on proper authentication by Pakistan of the troop positions in Siachen before any disengagement is undertaken and cautioned against expecting any "dramatic result from the next round of talks.

On Tuesday, Defence Minister A K Antony asserted in the Rajya Sabha that India stood by its stand on authentication and had neither hardened or softened the position.

Siachen, the world's highest militarised zone, has been a long-pending dispute between India and Pakistan as the border is not clearly demarcated in the glaciated region.

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