India, Pakistan to Hold Additional Talks This Year

India and Pakistan yesterday exchanged proposals to hold additional talks later this year as part of a peace dialogue intended to reduce tensions between the nuclear-armed rivals, according to Agence France-Presse (see GSN, Sept. 7).

The two countries have exchanged suggested dates to hold talks on eight bilateral issues between late November and early December, Indian External Affairs Ministry spokesman Navtej Sarna said. 

Specific dates for the meetings are set to be later announced, Sarna said. Talks are expected to include discussions by experts on nuclear confidence-building measures regarding advance notification of missile tests by the two nations (Agence France-Presse/Yahoo!News, Oct. 7).

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