• Country/entity

  India
  Pakistan
  

• Region

  Asia and Pacific
  Asia and Pacific
  

• Agreement name

  Joint Statement, issued in New York as on 23 September 1998

• Date

  23 Sep 1998

• Agreement status

  Multiparty signed/agreed

• Interim arrangement

  Yes

• Agreement/conflict level

  Interstate/interstate conflict ( India-Pakistan Conflict (1947 - ) and the Pakistani Taliban (2001 - ) )

• Stage

  Implementation/renegotiation

• Conflict nature

  Territory

• Peace process

  India-Pakistan border and related process

• Parties

  The Foreign Secretary of India, Shri K. Raghunath, and the Foreign Secretary of Pakistan, Mr. Shamshad Ahmad, met in New York on 23rd September, 1998.

• Third parties

  -

• Description

  -

• Agreement document

  IN_PK_980924_Joint Statement issued in NY.pdf | Download PDF

Groups

Gender

State definition

Governance

Power sharing

Human rights and equality

Rights related issues

Rights institutions

Justice sector reform

Socio-economic reconstruction

Land, property and environment

Security sector

Transitional justice

Implementation

Following is the Text of Joint Statement issued in New York as on 23rd September, 1998

The Foreign Secretary of India, Shri K. Raghunath, and the Foreign Secretary of Pakistan, Mr. Shamshad Ahmad, met in New York on 23rd September, 1998.

Pursuant to the agreement set out in para 4 of the Joint Statement issued at Islamabad on 23 June, 1997, the Foreign Secretaries agreed as follows:-

The mechanism to address all the outstanding issues listed in para 4(i) of the Joint Statement would now be made operational.

As stipulated in para 4(ii) of the Joint Statement, all the issues shall be addressed substantively and specifically through the agreed mechanism in an integrated manner.

All outstanding issues shall be dealt with at the levels indicated below:-

Peace and Security including CBMs - Foreign Secretaries

Jammu and Kashmir - Foreign Secretaries

Siachen - Defence Secretaries

Wuller Barrage/Tulbul Navigation Project - Secretaries, Water & Power

Sir Creek - Additional Secretary (Defence)/Surveyors General

Terrorism and Drug Trafficking - Home/Interior Secretaries

Economic and Commercial Cooperation - Commerce Secretaries

Promotion of Friendly exchanges in various fields - Secretaries, Culture

The detailed composition of the official teams is left to the discretion of each side.

The above mentioned subjects of this composite dialogue process will be discussed at the indicated levels in separate meetings.

The dates of these meetings will be determined by mutual consent.

At the each round;

the Foreign Secretaries will hold separate meetings on (a) Peace and Security including CBMs and (b) Jammu and Kashmir and review the progress of the dialogue process.

The Foreign Secretaries will commence the substantive dialogue with separate meetings on a (a) Peace and Security including CBMs and (b) Jammu and Kashmir in Islamabad on 15-18 October, 1998.

The remaining six subjects i.e. (c) Siachen (d) Wuller Barrage/Tulbul Navigation Project, (e) Sir Creek, (f) Terrorism and Drug Trafficking, (g) Economic and Commercial Cooperation, and (h) Promotion of friendly exchanges in various fields, shall be taken up in substantive and separate meetings in New Delhi in the first half of November, 1998.

The cycle of meetings of the Foreign Secretaries and other concerned officials on the subjects in the agreed agenda will be continued on this pattern on agreed dates.