27 December 2012

India: India-Pakistan Expert level Dialogue on Conventional and Nuclear Confidence Building Measures


The Expert level meetings on Conventional and Nuclear Confidence Building Measures (CBMs) between India and Pakistan are scheduled to take place on December 27-28, in New Delhi. Shri Y.K. Sinha, Additional Secretary (PAI), will lead the Indian delegation for the meeting on Conventional CBMs and Shri D.B. Venkatesh Varma, Joint Secretary (D&ISA), will lead the Indian delegation for the meeting on Nuclear CBMs.

The last Expert level meetings on Conventional and Nuclear Confidence Building Measures (CBMs) between India and Pakistan were held on December 26-27, 2011 in Islamabad. During their meeting in Islamabad on September 8, 2012, the External Affairs Minister and Foreign Minister of Pakistan had agreed that the next round would be held in the second half of December 2012.