ISLAMABAD, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani and Indian military officials have held discussions to review the situation along the Line of Control (LoC) in the disputed Kashmir region, the Pakistani military said on Thursday.
An army statement said the director generals of military operations of Pakistan and India held discussions over the established mechanism of hotline contact.
"The two sides reviewed the situation along LoC and all other sectors in a free, frank and cordial atmosphere," the statement from the army's media wing Inter-Services Public Relations said.
In the interest of achieving mutually beneficial and sustainable peace, the two sides agreed to address each other's core issues and concerns which have the propensity to disturb peace and lead to violence, the statement added.
"Both sides agreed for strict observance of all agreements, understandings and cease firing along the LoC," the army statement said.
Both sides reiterated that "existing mechanisms of hotline contact and border flag meetings" will be utilized to resolve any unforeseen situation or misunderstanding, according to the statement.
Pakistan and India had declared a ceasefire along the LoC in 2003. But both sides have routinely exchanged fire and accused each other of ceasefire violations.
Tension between the two sides has been heightened after India lifted the special status for the Indian-controlled Kashmir in August 2019. Pakistan downgraded its diplomatic relations, suspended trade relations and train service with India in response. Enditem
