India, Pak to Hold Siachen Talks in Islamabad From June 11–12

India and Pakistan will hold their next round of talks on the military standoff on Siachen glacier in Islamabad, Pakistan from June 11–12, 2012.

The last round of talks on Siachen was held in Delhi by the Defense Secretaries of the two countries almost a year ago.

Foreign Office spokesman Moazzam Khan had recently announced that officials of the two countries would meet in New Delhi during May 14–16 to discuss the Sir Creek issue.

Some reports have suggested that Islamabad wants to assess progress on the Siachen issue before holding talks on Sir Creek.

Representatives from Pakistan's powerful military play a key role in talks on both Sir Creek and Siachen.

There have been calls from Pakistani politicians, including main opposition PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif, for the demilitarization of Siachen after 139 people were buried under dozens of feet of snow when an avalanche hit a high-altitude Pakistan Army camp at Gyari on April 7.