<p>The much anticipated meeting between Director Generals Military Operations of India and Pakistan began today along the Wagah-Attari border to work out a mechanism to ease tension and ensure peace at the Line of Control.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The Indian side is led by Lt General Vinod Bhatia while Major Gen Aamer Riaz is heading the Pakistani side.<br /><br />A Brigadier and three Lieutenant Colonels from each side are also participating in the talks.<br /><br />Official sources here said that the meeting was scheduled to take place on the 'No Man's Land' at the Wagah-Attari border.<br /><br />Pakistan military in a statement said that the decision for holding meeting between Pakistan and Indian DGMOs was taken on political level.<br /><br />The DGMOs will discuss issues pertaining to tension on LoC and other related issues on the working boundary with a focus to maintain ceasefire and bring normalcy.<br /><br />The DGMOs of the two nations are meeting for the first time in 14 years. They last met in 1999 after the Kargil war.<br /><br />India is expected to forcefully convey to Pakistan the importance of maintaining ceasefire at the LoC.<br /><br />Pakistani media reports have said Islamabad is expected to seek a bigger role for UN military observers deployed along the Line of Control.<br /><br />UNMOGIP was established in 1949 under the resolution passed by the world body’s Security Council to supervise ceasefire along the LoC.<br /><br />The meeting comes three months after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif proposed this meeting to defuse tensions.<br /><br />Pakistan had initially proposed to include the Foreign Ministry officials in the meeting of senior military officials but India had rejected it.<br /><br />However, Pakistan Foreign Office had said last week, "For the time being, this meeting will be between the DGMOs but our proposal is still on the table".</p>
<p>The much anticipated meeting between Director Generals Military Operations of India and Pakistan began today along the Wagah-Attari border to work out a mechanism to ease tension and ensure peace at the Line of Control.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The Indian side is led by Lt General Vinod Bhatia while Major Gen Aamer Riaz is heading the Pakistani side.<br /><br />A Brigadier and three Lieutenant Colonels from each side are also participating in the talks.<br /><br />Official sources here said that the meeting was scheduled to take place on the 'No Man's Land' at the Wagah-Attari border.<br /><br />Pakistan military in a statement said that the decision for holding meeting between Pakistan and Indian DGMOs was taken on political level.<br /><br />The DGMOs will discuss issues pertaining to tension on LoC and other related issues on the working boundary with a focus to maintain ceasefire and bring normalcy.<br /><br />The DGMOs of the two nations are meeting for the first time in 14 years. They last met in 1999 after the Kargil war.<br /><br />India is expected to forcefully convey to Pakistan the importance of maintaining ceasefire at the LoC.<br /><br />Pakistani media reports have said Islamabad is expected to seek a bigger role for UN military observers deployed along the Line of Control.<br /><br />UNMOGIP was established in 1949 under the resolution passed by the world body’s Security Council to supervise ceasefire along the LoC.<br /><br />The meeting comes three months after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif proposed this meeting to defuse tensions.<br /><br />Pakistan had initially proposed to include the Foreign Ministry officials in the meeting of senior military officials but India had rejected it.<br /><br />However, Pakistan Foreign Office had said last week, "For the time being, this meeting will be between the DGMOs but our proposal is still on the table".</p>