File photo of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) soldiers standing guard along fencing near the India-Pakistan Chachwal border outpost. PHOTO: AFP/FILE
According to the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), the invitation for the meeting was sent by the Pakistani DGMO to his Indian counterpart.
On November 15, Prime Minister’s advisor on National Security and Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz had said that meetings between DGMOs and security advisors from both sides would take place soon to resolve border tensions.
Speaking about why a meeting between DGMOs on both sides was yet to happen, long after the Pakistani premier had suggested it to his Indian counterpart in New York, Aziz had said that the commanders regularly talk on the hot line they might have felt that it is unnecessary to meet.
Since the beginning of the year, Delhi and Islamabad have regularly accused each other of violating the ceasefire.
In September, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had met in New York and agreed to maintain peace on the border.
Press Trust of India, the country's biggest news agency confirmed in a tweet that the Indian army has accepted Pakistan's invitation for talks:
India accepts Pakistan's offer for DGMO-level talks on December 24: Army sources.
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) December 17, 2013
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