Tuesday, June 21 2005 14:59 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

New Delhi: Army has given a roadmap to the Government for converting the world's highest battlefield, the Siachen Glacier, into a mountain of peace, Army Chief Gen J J Singh said today (Jun 21, 2005).

"We have given our viewpoint to the Government on converting the Saltoro ridge and the glacier into a de-militarised zone", he told reporters when asked to comment on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's recent speech at the glacier where he said it should be converted into a mountain of peace.

Singh, who was speaking to newsmen after a meeting with the visiting Singapore Army Chief Major Gen Desmond Kuek, refused to elaborate.

He had recently said that Army wanted that Islamabad should recognize the existing ground positions on the Saltoro ridge and a monitoring mechanism should be set up as a prelude to any troop pull back.