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NEW DELHI, Jan 01 (Agencies): India and Pakistan exchanged a list of their nuclear installations on Monday, officials said.
The exchange was carried out through diplomatic channels simultaneously at New Delhi and Islamabad, Indian's foreign ministry officials said.
"The list of nuclear installations and facilities was exchanged under the Agreement on the Prohibition of Attack against Nuclear Installations between India and Pakistan," a statement issued by India's foreign ministry said.
The exchange has taken place under an agreement between the two countries that prohibits them from attacking each other's atomic facilities.
Monday's exchange is the 27th consecutive exchange between the two countries since 1992.
"The agreement, which was signed on Dec. 31, 1988 and entered into force on Jan. 27, 1991, provides, inter alia, that the two countries inform each other of nuclear installations and facilities to be covered under the agreement on Jan. 1 of every calendar year," the statement said.
Meanwhile, President Donald Trump suggested Monday he would cut off foreign aid to Pakistan, accusing Islamabad of harboring violent extremists and lying about it.
"The United States has foolishly given Pakistan more than 33 billion dollars in aid over the last 15 years, and they have given us nothing but lies & deceit, thinking of our leaders as fools," Trump said in his first tweet of 2018.
"They give safe haven to the terrorists we hunt in Afghanistan, with little help. No more!"
Last week, The New York Times reported that the Trump administration was seriously weighing whether to withhold $255 million in already delayed aid to Islamabad over its failure to better crack down on terror groups in Pakistan.
US-Pakistani ties have taken a nosedive under Trump, who in August declared that "Pakistan often gives safe haven to agents of chaos, violence, and terror."
Earlier this month, Trump had already hinted that he may cut off the aid for good.
"We make massive payments every year to Pakistan. They have to help," he said in unveiling his national security strategy.
And last week, Vice President Mike Pence told American troops during a visit to Afghanistan: "President Trump has put Pakistan on notice."
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