Breakthrough will come "when there is a perfect understanding between the two sides"
Third round of the India-Pakistan composite dialogue process ends
To meet again in July for a review and fix the dates for the next round
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ISLAMABAD:
The Secretary-level talks between India and Pakistan on the Tulbul navigation project/Wullar barrage ended without progress on Friday with the two sides saying they "had a better understanding of each other's views" and reaffirming their commitment to the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty.
Union Water Resources Secretary J. Hari Narayan said that a breakthrough in the talks on the disputed project would come "when there is a perfect understanding between the two sides".
At issue is an Indian plan to build a wall where the Wullar Lake in Jammu and Kashmir meets the river Jhelum.
India disagrees with the description of the project as "storage" and calls it a device to enable navigation of the river in summer, when the water levels are low.
Pakistan says the plan is a violation of the treaty.
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