Both sides will now meet on April 2 to hold a second round of discussion at Wagah to finalise the modalities for the Kartarpur Corridor.
Islamabad (Pakistan Point News – 19th March, 2019) The first round of talks on Kartarpur Corridor has concluded.
Technical experts from both the countries met today to discuss issues relating to the corridor, its construction, road, and other technicalities.
The technical teams completed pointing the corridor. Both the sides have installed barbed wires on their sides dividing the corridor.
The technical experts of each country will now send their reports to their respective government.
Both sides will now meet on April 2 to hold a second round of discussion at Wagah to finalise the modalities for the Kartarpur Corridor.
Last November, both the countries had agreed to set up the corridor linking Gurudwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur to Dera Baba Nanak shrine in India's Gurdaspur district.
Officials from Pakistan and India have agreed to expedite work to operationalise the Kartarpur Corridor. Both sides also held expert-level discussions between technical experts on the alignment and other details of the proposed corridor.
The first meeting to discuss the modalities and the draft Agreement for facilitation of pilgrims to visit Gurudwara Kartarpur Sahib using the Kartarpur Corridor was held at Attari, India in a cordial environment.
In the first meeting, the Indian delegation was led by Mr SCL Das, Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs. The Pakistan delegation was led by Dr Mohammad Faisal, DG (SA & SAARC) of Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Both sides held detailed and constructive discussions on various aspects and provisions of the proposed agreement and agreed to work towards expeditiously operationalizing the Kartarpur Corridor.
