Post-Giari: Siachen talks with India next month

Pakistan will host the next round of talks with India over the disputed Siachen Glacier in June.

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will host the next round of talks with India over the disputed Siachen Glacier, dubbed the world’s highest battlefield, on June 11-12 in Islamabad, the foreign ministry said in a statement.

“Siachen is part of the dialogue process between India and Pakistan and defence secretary level talks on the issue will be held on June 11 and 12 in Islamabad,” foreign ministry spokesman Moazzam Ahmad Khan told AFP.

“We want to resolve all issues through meaningful and result-oriented dialogue, and Siachen is an issue which is a source of concern for both the countries,” Khan added.

Published in The Express Tribune, May 12^th, 2012.