Pakistan, India Set Nuclear Talks for August

Pakistan and India expect to sign an agreement calling for advance notification of missile tests during a round of nuclear talks scheduled for early August in New Delhi, the Qatar Gulf Times reported today (see GSN, Feb. 18).

“Pakistan and India already have an informal arrangement on advance warning of missile tests but it was the finalization of formal agreement on the matter that the both sides are striving for,” a Pakistani official said.

The confidence-building talks are likely to be held Aug. 2-3. Officials also expect to see progress in developing a nuclear hot line between the foreign ministries of each nation, the Gulf Times reported (Gulf Times, July 5).

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