<p>The two-day talk between India and Pakistan ended on Tuesday without any substantial headway on settling the Sir Creek maritime boundary dispute.<br /><br /></p>.<p>This occured when the two neighbours had exchanged maps and documents six years back to show their respective positions on the 96 km long marshlands in the Rann of Kutch. The best that the Indian and Pakistani delegates could do after a meeting here was to release a joint statement stating that the two sides “reiterated their desire to find an amicable solution of the Sir Creek issue through sustained and result oriented dialogue.”<br /><br />Pakistani team led by Rear Admiral Farrokh Ahmad had talks with an Indian team spearheaded by Surveyor General of India Swarna Subba Rao. The land boundary in the Sir Creek area, which divides Kutch region of Gujarat in India and the Sindh province of Pakistan, and delimitation of International Maritime Boundary between the two countries were also discussed in the meeting, the statement said.<br /><br />The Pakistan team also met additional secretary in defence ministry Shekhar Agarwal.<br /><br />Next round of talks <br /><br />The next round of talks on Sir Creek will be in Pakistan.<br /><br />The May 2007 talks held in Pakistan had thrown a ray of hope but there was no further development in sight since then. <br /><br />Signalling a major shift, a joint statement stated that “the two sides discussed the delineation of the boundary in the Sir Creek in the light of the results of the joint survey.”<br /><br /></p>
<p>The two-day talk between India and Pakistan ended on Tuesday without any substantial headway on settling the Sir Creek maritime boundary dispute.<br /><br /></p>.<p>This occured when the two neighbours had exchanged maps and documents six years back to show their respective positions on the 96 km long marshlands in the Rann of Kutch. The best that the Indian and Pakistani delegates could do after a meeting here was to release a joint statement stating that the two sides “reiterated their desire to find an amicable solution of the Sir Creek issue through sustained and result oriented dialogue.”<br /><br />Pakistani team led by Rear Admiral Farrokh Ahmad had talks with an Indian team spearheaded by Surveyor General of India Swarna Subba Rao. The land boundary in the Sir Creek area, which divides Kutch region of Gujarat in India and the Sindh province of Pakistan, and delimitation of International Maritime Boundary between the two countries were also discussed in the meeting, the statement said.<br /><br />The Pakistan team also met additional secretary in defence ministry Shekhar Agarwal.<br /><br />Next round of talks <br /><br />The next round of talks on Sir Creek will be in Pakistan.<br /><br />The May 2007 talks held in Pakistan had thrown a ray of hope but there was no further development in sight since then. <br /><br />Signalling a major shift, a joint statement stated that “the two sides discussed the delineation of the boundary in the Sir Creek in the light of the results of the joint survey.”<br /><br /></p>
