You are here
Q.*67 Reviewing of CBMS between India and Pakistan
STARRED QUESTION NO.67
TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.08.2011
SHRI MOHD. ALI KHAN:
Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:
(a) whether it is a fact that India and Pakistan reviewed nuclear Confidence Building Measures (CBMs); and
(b) if so, the details thereof and decisions arrived at so far?
ANSWER THE MINISTER OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS (SHRI S. M. KRISHNA)
(a) & (b) During the Foreign Secretary levels talks held on June 24, 2011 in Islamabad both sides decided to convene separate expert level meetings on Nuclear and Conventional CBMs to discuss implementation and strengthening of existing arrangements and to consider additional measures, which are mutually acceptable, to build trust and confidence and promote peace and security. The issue was also discussed during the meeting between External Affairs Minister and Pakistan’s Foreign Minister held on July 27, 2011 in New Delhi and both sides agreed to convene separate expert level meetings on Nuclear and Conventional CBMs, in Islamabad in September 2011.