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Thursday 24 Dec 2015 - 11:40 Makkah mean time-13-3-1437
Pic: Qatar News Agency
New Delhi (IINA) – The Indian and Pakistani armies have agreed to continue maintaining restraint along the volatile line of control, where almost daily exchanges of firing had led to several military and civilian casualties as well as damage to property over the last couple of years, The Times of India reported.
The agreement came during a meeting at the level of Brigade Commanders of the two sides. The meeting aimed at taking forward the confidence building measures, Defence Ministry spokesperson Lt Col Manish Mehta said.
The colonel level officers led the respective delegations and they discussed various issues including ceasefire violations, return of civilians inadvertently crossing the Line of Control (LoC), air space violations and construction activity close to the LoC, he added.
The spokesman said both sides agreed to the importance of exercising restraint on the LoC and keeping the communication alive through established reconciliation mechanism. He added that the flag meeting ended on a positive note with both sides exchanging pleasantries and sweets at the zero line.
"In the meeting which lasted for nearly an hour and half, the colonel-ranked officers leading the respective delegations acknowledged each other’s efforts in maintaining peace and tranquility on the Line of Control in the recent past," Mehta said.
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