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DGMO likely to visit Pakistan on Tuesday

Director General of Military Operations Lt. Gen. G S Sihota is likely to visit Pakistan on Tuesday to meet his counterpart to discuss the military situation along the Line of Control ahead of the Vajpayee-Musharraf summit.

Lt. Gen. Sihota, to be accompanied by senior Army officials, would meet Maj. Gen. Ashfaq Pervez Kayani and take up a whole range of issues including infiltration by militants and cross-border terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir, Ministry of Defence sources said.

The DGMO on Saturday held meetings with senior officers to review the situation on the LoC and the actual ground position line in Saltoro Ridge in Siachen.

Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee has also proposed official expert-level dialogue on nuclear and security issues, besides non-official exchanges involving think tanks, analysts and writers.

PTI

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