NEW DELHI, June 27 (Xinhua) -- India and Pakistan will begin talks on cultural cooperation in Islamabad from Thursday, continuing with the fourth round of composite dialogue, Indo-Asian News Service (IANS) reported here Wednesday.

    The two-day talks on the promotion of friendly exchanges in various fields, including culture and tourism, will be led by Indian Culture Ministry secretary Badal Das and his Pakistani counterpart Salim Gul Shaikh.

    "The talks will cover issues relating to media, tourism, culture, education, sports and youth affairs," Pakistan's acting high commissioner Afrasiab told IANS here.

    India is likely to press Pakistan to allow the distribution of Indian movies there and liberalize the visa regime, especially for visiting artists. Promotion of tourism through cross-border package tours by select tour operators will also be high on the agenda.

    This will be followed by two-day home-secretary level talks on terrorism and drug trafficking in New Delhi July 3.

    A month later, the commerce secretaries of the two countries will discuss means to enhance economic and commercial cooperation in New Delhi for two days starting July 31. This will be followed by a meeting of a joint study group on trade Aug. 2.