The Director Generals Military Operations (DGMOs) of India and Pakistan will meet on the Pakistani side of the Wagah border on December 24. The invitation for the meeting was extended by Major General Aamer Riaz, Director General Military Operations, Pakistan, to his Indian counterpart Lieutenant General Vinod Bhatia in order to strengthen the mechanisms to ensure ceasefire on the Line of Control.
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif had agreed on convening a meeting between the DGMOs when they met on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in September this year.
This year saw a number of skirmishes and ceasefire violations along the Line of Control including the killing of five Indian soldiers by Pakistani Special Forces and the killing of six Pakistani civilians by Indian troops in August 2013.