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The Minister of State for External Affairs, Shri E. Ahamed told the Lok Sabha that the Government of India is committed to making progress on border related issues with Pakistan within the framework of the Composite Dialogue.
Replying to a question by Shri P. Karunakaran , the Minister further added that the Government has been holding a dialogue with Pakistan on a wide range of issues, including border issues, within the framework of the Composite Dialogue. Government takes into account suggestions and recommendations from various authorities. The significant developments in respect of the dialogue on border issues are as follows:
i) On Sir Creek, meetings of Surveyor Generals have been held and a Joint Survey of the boundary pillars in the horizontal segment of the international boundary has been conducted in January, 2005.
ii) Biannual interactions were held between Border Security Force (BSF) and Pakistan Rangers in 2004 to discuss border related issues, such as defense constructions, illegal border crossings, and boundary pillars maintenance.
iii) In meetings between Coastguards and Pakistan Maritime Security Agency both sides have agreed to work towards a MoU between the two agencies.
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