India and Pakistan on Monday exchanged the list of nuclear installations. The list was exchanged in accordance with the requirements of an agreement prohibiting attacks on nuclear infrastructure and facilities, according to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). It was carried out concurrently through diplomatic channels in New Delhi and Islamabad.
“India and Pakistan today exchanged, through diplomatic channels simultaneously at New Delhi and Islamabad, the list of nuclear installations and facilities, covered under the agreement on the prohibition of attack against nuclear installations and facilities between India and Pakistan,” the MEA said.
India and Pakistan today exchanged, through diplomatic channels simultaneously at New Delhi and Islamabad, the list of nuclear installations and facilities, covered under the Agreement on the Prohibition of Attack against Nuclear Installations and Facilities between India and… pic.twitter.com/xCNfrtDs0F
— ANI (@ANI) January 1, 2024
The agreement was signed on December 31, 1988, and went into effect on January 27, 1991. It requires the two nations to notify each other of nuclear sites and facilities covered by the agreement on January 1st of each calendar year.
The list was exchanged amid strained relations between the two nations over the Kashmir problem and cross-border terrorism.
“This is the 33rd consecutive exchange of such lists between the two countries, the first one having taken place on January 1, 1992,” the MEA said in a statement.
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