NEW DELHI: India and Pakistan today said they had a "better understanding" of each other's point of view on the Tulbul Navigation Project at the Wullar Lake on the river Jhelum in Jammu and Kashmir and agreed to continue the discussion under the framework of the composite dialogue.

However, in a significant departure from the norm, each side recorded separate `minutes' of the meeting held on Tuesday.

But the fact that `minutes' of the talks were recorded for the first time was projected as a success of sorts and described as "tangible progress."

This was the 11th round of talks on the project which was suspended in 1987 after Islamabad raised objections. The two-day discussions ended today.

A joint press statement said the talks were held in a cordial and constructive atmosphere and reaffirmed the commitment of the two sides to the Indus Waters Treaty of 1960.

Addressing mediapersons jointly, the leader of the Pakistan delegation, Water and Power Secretary Ashfaq Mahmood, and the head of the Indian side, Water Resources Secretary J. Hari Narayan, said both had agreed to continue the discussion at the next round of the Dialogue Process to resolve the issue in accordance with the provisions of the Indus Waters Treaty of 1960.

Asked when the work on the project would be resumed, Mr. Narayan said although talks had made progress towards resolution, India's position was that work would restart after settlement of the issues.

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