Wagah-Attari Border, Dec.24 (ANI): Directors General of Military Operations (DGMOs) of India and Pakistan met on the Pakistan side of the Wagah Border on Tuesday to discuss ways to reduce tension along the Line of Control (LoC) that separates the two countries.
It was the first time since the 1999 Kargil War, that a senior Indian military commander crossed over to Pakistan.
The meeting of the Director Generals of Military Operations India, Pakis (DGMOs) was proposed by Pakistan last week and India accepted it, three months after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his counterpart Nawaz Sharif proposed this meeting to defuse tension.
At the meeting, the Indian side will be represented by DGMO Lt Gen Vinod Bhatia while Pakistan will be represented by his counterpart Maj Gen Amir Riaz.
During the meeting, the Indian side is expected to take up for discussion the cross-border raids by Pakistani troops in this year in which over 7 Indian troops have been killed.
High tension prevailed during the two incidents in January and August this year and the Indian Army Chief Gen Bikram Singh had later stated that the Indian side reserved the right to retaliate at the time and place of its choosing.
It was the first time since the 1999 Kargil War, that a senior Indian military commander crossed over to Pakistan.
The meeting of the Director Generals of Military Operations India, Pakis (DGMOs) was proposed by Pakistan last week and India accepted it, three months after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his counterpart Nawaz Sharif proposed this meeting to defuse tension.
At the meeting, the Indian side will be represented by DGMO Lt Gen Vinod Bhatia while Pakistan will be represented by his counterpart Maj Gen Amir Riaz.
During the meeting, the Indian side is expected to take up for discussion the cross-border raids by Pakistani troops in this year in which over 7 Indian troops have been killed.
High tension prevailed during the two incidents in January and August this year and the Indian Army Chief Gen Bikram Singh had later stated that the Indian side reserved the right to retaliate at the time and place of its choosing.
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