NEW DELHI, Aug. 4 (Xinhuanet) -- India and Pakistan are preparing to consolidate confidence building measures (CBMs) on dealing with nuclear emergencies by holding two-day talks beginning Friday.

    A nine-member Pakistani delegation led by Additional Secretary Tariq Osman Hyder arrived here Thursday for the talks on nuclear CBMs.

    "We are going there with an open mind and hope that the talks will be held in a congenial atmosphere," Haider said in Islamabad before leaving for New Delhi.

    Meera Shankar, additional secretary in India's External Affairs Ministry, will lead the Indian side during the talks between the two nuclear-armed neighbors to take requisite measures to make the region safe from an accidental nuclear disaster.

    The draft agreement on pre-flight testing of missiles was discussed extensively at the last round of bilateral talks on nuclear CBMs in Islamabad last year.

    The bilateral talks are likely to lead to a formal agreement onadvance notification of missile tests, the Indo-Asian News Service reported.

    The talks would also deal with proposals for the establishment of a hotline between the two foreign secretaries, upgradation of the existing hotline between the Pakistani and Indian directors general of military operations (DGMOs) and exchange of nuclear doctrines between the two nuclear-armed neighbors.

    The two sides will also explore the proposal of a nuclear restraint regime and the setting up of nuclear risk reduction centers during discussions that are aimed at reducing the risk of accidental or unauthorized use of nuclear weapons.

    Difficult questions such as the deployment, mating, targeting and de-alerting of nuclear weapons are also likely to figure in the talks. Enditem