THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS(SMT. PRENEET KAUR)
(a) to (d) In pursuance of the mandate given by the Prime Ministers of India and Pakistan,
following their meeting in Thimphu in April, 2010 and the meeting of the Minister of External
Affairs of India and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan in Islamabad in July, 2010, the
Foreign Secretaries of India and Pakistan met in Thimphu on February 6, 2011, to chart the way
forward in India-Pakistan relations. The Foreign Secretaries agreed on the need for a
constructive dialogue between India and Pakistan to resolve all outstanding issues. The two
sides have agreed on the following:
(i) They have agreed to resume dialogue on all issues following the spirit of the Thimphu
meeting between the two Prime Ministers.
(ii) The Foreign Minister of Pakistan will visit India by July 2011 to review progress in
the dialogue process with his counterpart. This will be preceded by a meeting of the two
Foreign Secretaries.
(iii) They have agreed that prior to the visit of the Foreign Minister of Pakistan, meetings
at the level of respective Secretaries will be convened on Counter-terrorism (including
progress on Mumbai trial); Humanitarian issues; Peace & Security, including CBMs; Jammu &
Kashmir; promotion of friendly exchanges; Siachen; Economic issues; Wullar Barrage/Tulbul
Navigation Project; and Sir Creek (at the level of Additional Secretaries/Surveyors General).
(iv) Dates of the aforementioned meetings will be fixed through diplomatic channels.