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India, Pakistan fail to make headway on Sir
Creek
Tuesday June 19, 2012 08:43:48 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi: India and Pakistan Tuesday wrapped up
their two-day talks on the mineral-rich Sir Creek marshlands, but
failed to make any headway, with both sides politely agreeing to
find "an amicable solution" and reiterating their stated positions
on the disputed area.
"The two sides discussed the land boundary in the Sir Creek area
and also delimitation of International Maritime Boundary between
India and Pakistan," said a joint statement after the talks.
"They reiterated their desire to find an amicable solution of the
Sir Creek issue through sustained and result oriented dialogue,"
said the statement.
During the talks, the Indian delegation was led by Surveyor
General of India Swarna Subba Rao and the Pakistani side was led
by Rear Admiral Farrokh Ahmad, additional secretary in the
ministry of defence. The Pakistan delegation also met Shekhar
Agarwal, additional secretary in India's defence ministry.
The next round of talks on Sir Creek will be held in Pakistan.
The talks on Sir Creek were held a week after the talks on the
disputed Siachen glacier, which also witnessed a reiteration of
positions by both sides, indicating that there is little chance of
any breakthrough in the near future.
The lack of any significant movement in talks on the disputed Sir
Creek marshlands and the Siachen glacier, which was trumpeted by
the Pakistani side as doable, has dimmed the prospects of a visit
by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to Pakistan.
During his visit to India April 8, Pakistan President Asif Ali
Zardari had invited Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to visit
Pakistan. At that time, the Pakistani side had projected the
impression that the Siachen dispute and Sir Creek were "doable,"
fuelling hopes that any breakthrough on these issues could
possibly form the basis of a visit by Manmohan Singh to Islamabad.
The talks on Sir Creek were held as part of the dialogue process
which the two sides resumed in February last year, setting the
stage for the review by the two foreign secretaries in New Delhi
June-end. The talks between the top two diplomats will set the
stage for the visit of External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna to
Islamabad in July.
Sir Creek is a 96-km-long disputed territory between India and
Pakistan in the Rann of Kutch marshlands, which opens up into the
Arabian Sea. The Sir Creek divides the Kutch region of Gujrat
state in India and the Sindh province of Pakistan.
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