PAKISTAN WILL GET CIVIL NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY AT ANY COST

Pak to get civil nuclear technology at any cost: Kasuri

NEW YORK: Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri has said that Pakistan will get civil nuclear technology at any cost and being a recognized nuclear power any hesitation in developed nations with regard to transfer of nuclear technology to the country was incomprehensible.

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Pakistan have a complete infrastructure and resources for getting the technology and we will achieve it at any cost, Kasuri said.

Foreign minister Khursheed Mehmood Kasuri has stated that Pakistan is a declared nuclear power and it can acquire civil nuclear technology from anywhere. He said that we need the technology and it will not be employed for manufacturing nuclear weapons.

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In the meeting with Shah Abdullah, both leaders discussed regional and international issues, such as the initiation of peace process in the Middle East. Both leaders agreed that sovereign Palestinian state should be created soon.

President discussed Afghanistan situation with the president of, Finland who is also the president of the European Union. President of Finland expressed gratitude to Musharraf for helping European Union and NATO in Afghanistan. President asked her that Pakistan should be granted easy access to European markets. They agreed that Pakistan-EU relations need to be strengthened.

Foreign minister further added that he met Secretary General of NATO and the foreign ministers of Australia, Mexico, Britain and China. He discussed with these foreign ministers issues like the state of affairs in Lebanon, situation in the Middle East, the UN reforms and the circumstances in Afghanistan.

He stressed EU and its members that they should maintain parity in the Nuclear Supplier Group. Energy is a need of Pakistan.

In his meeting with the president of African Union, president stressed the importance of strengthening relations with the African countries. Pakistan will establish embassies in many of the African countries. He also offered to train the officials from Congo in Pakistan.

Foreign minister added that he invited the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Australia and Britain to visit Pakistan.

In an answer to a question he said that president Musharraf has got vast support for his plans for the solution of Kashmir issue. Indian PM has also acknowledged that his meeting with president Musharraf was fruitful. President is optimistic about the solution of Kashmir problem. He said that war is no solution to this problem. A solution should be sought which is also acceptable to Kashmiris.

Pakistan and India want to end antagonism, however, there are numerous obstacles in this regard.

He asserted that we are declared atomic power and we will obtain civil nuclear technology. 65 thousand engineers, scientists and technicians are working on Pakistan?s nuclear programme, so we can get civil nuclear technology from anywhere. The technology is economical and we need it. Nuclear Supplier Group should adopt a realistic approach and should not discriminate against Pakistan. The command and control system of Pakistan?s nuclear programme is well-built and there is no danger of its proliferation.

Pakistan will not let it go into wrong hands.


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