An Indian delegation consisting of parliamentarians, media personnel and experts, met in Islamabad, Pakistan, on August 10 and 11, 2003, under the aegis of the South Asia Free Media Association (SAFMA). After a meeting with the Pakistani delegation, a statement entitled 'Sense of the Pakistan-India Parliamentarians, Journalists and Experts Conference on Confidence-building and Conflict-resolution' was issued. Following is the full text of the statement.
Parliamentarians from most parties of the two parliaments, political leaders, media persons and experts from Pakistan and India met at Islamabad on August 10 and 11, 2003, at the invitation of the South Asia Free Media Association (SAFMA). After deliberating on the urgency of understanding between the two countries, on confidence building measures and conflict resolution efforts, the participants have reached a broad understanding on the following lines:
Source: Times of India, August 12, 2003.