Skip to main content

Pakistan, China agree that arms control, non-proliferation issues to be addressed through dialogue

Pakistan and China agreed that arms control should be addressed through dialogue and diplomacy
Pakistan and China have agreed that arms control, non-proliferation and disarmament issues should be addressed through dialogue and diplomacy.

As per details, the understanding was expressed during 6th Round of Pakistan-China Bilateral Consultations on Arms Control and Non-Proliferation in Islamabad.

Both sides stressed the need for reinvigorating the multilateral arms control and disarmament forums to enable them to make meaningful progress towards the objective of global and regional peace and stability.

The Pakistan side briefed the visiting Chinese delegation about its robust nuclear safety and security regime and its export control mechanisms, which were consistent with those adopted by members of the multilateral export control regimes.

The Chinese side expressed appreciation for the steps taken by Pakistan in these areas.

The Chinese side was also briefed about Pakistan’s credentials for NSG membership as a state with extensive civilian nuclear programme, experience, expertise and nuclear supply capability.



Comments

Popular posts from this blog

PML-N, PTI welcome ECP’s decision of deploying army on election day

Photo: File The leadership of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) have welcomed the decision of Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to deploy army in and outside polling stations on the election day.PML-N...

Death toll in Indonesia quake-tsunami tops 800

The death toll from a powerful earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia leapt to 832 Sunday, as stunned people on the stricken island of Sulawesi struggled to find food and water and looting spread. The new toll announced by the national disaster agency was almost double the previous figure. Indonesian vice-president Jusuf Kalla said the final number of dead could be in the "thousands." "It feels very tense," said 35-year-old mother Risa Kusuma, comforting her feverish baby boy at an evacuation centre in the gutted coastal city of Palu. "Every minute an ambulance brings in bodies. Clean water is scarce. The minimarkets are looted everywhere." Indonesia’s Metro TV on Sunday broadcast footage from a coastal community in Donggala, close to the epicentre of the quake, where some waterfront homes appeared crushed but a resident said most people fled to higher ground after the quake struck. "When it shook really hard, we all ran up into the hills," a ...

Saudi-led coalition conducts air strikes on Yemen's Hodeidah airport

Hodeidah port's grain silos are pictured from a nearby shantytown in Hodeidah, Yemen June 16, 2018.-Reuters (Photo: File)ADEN: A Saudi-led coalition conducted air strikes on Yemen’s Hodeidah airport on Sunday to support forces trying to seize...