Strict
control regime in place against proliferation: Kasuri
By Our Diplomatic Correspondent
ISLAMABAD—Ambassador Annalisa Giannella, Personal Representative to the
EU High Representative, Javier Solana on WMD Non- proliferation called
on Foreign Minister Khurshid M. Kasuri on Tuesday. The Ambassador is
leading an EU delegation to the first Pakistan-EU Workshop on Export
Controls. Pakistan’s inter-departmental team is being led by Additional
Secretary (UN&EC), Tariq Osman Hyder in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri reiterated Pakistan’s
commitment to WMD non-proliferation and highlighted that as the
proceedings of the Workshop had demonstrated, Pakistan had put in place
a multi-layered legislative and administrative export control regime
consistent with international standards.
This would be consistently updated taking into account best practices of
the developed countries, including of the European Union and all its
members. The Foreign Minister stressed that the Workshop was being held
as part of Pakistan’s bilateral and multi-lateral cooperation in the
area of global WMD non-proliferation in which Pakistan was a partner.
The foreign Minister stated that this process of interaction should
facilitate cooperation with the EU in dual use technology, including to
meet Pakistan’s nuclear power generation needs under safeguards.
Ambassador Giannella appreciated the proceedings of the Export Controls
Workshop which would last for two days and which would cover exploration
of further avenues of cooperation between Pakistan and the European
Union.
The Workshop was a manifestation of the European Union desire to engage
in a forward looking manner with Pakistan in this important field.
European Union has expressed satisfactions over the initiatives taken by
Pakistan to control nuclear proliferation. Pakistan and European Union
have decided to continue dialogues to share information pertaining to
destructive weapons and control of nuclear proliferation.
This was decided in a meeting between Additional Secretary in Foreign
Office Tariq Usmani and European Union delegation led by Ana Lisa,
Special Representative of Haways Solana Leader European Union Foreign
Affairs here in Foreign Office on Tuesday.
During the talks, matters concerning to control of nuclear
proliferations and spreading of devastating weapons were discussed.
Tariq Usmani told the delegation that our control and command system to
control nuclear proliferation is very effective and strong while
Government would soon stronger the law of nuclear non-proliferation.
The EU delegation expressed satisfaction over the steps taken by
Government of Pakistan to control nuclear proliferation. Ana Lisa said
that European Union would continue its cooperation with Pakistan in
future in this respect. |
