ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Tariq Fatemi briefed selected ambassadors from the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) countries on Wednesday.
The briefing was held in the backdrop of the recent meeting of the NSG in Vienna to deliberate upon the membership applications filed by two non-NPT countries.
The ambassadors invited to the briefing belong to a group of like-minded countries within the NSG, which stands for a non-discriminatory, criteria-based approach on the extension of membership to countries which are not signatories to the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT).
Fatemi praised the principled stance taken by these countries on an issue which carries great significance for global non-proliferation efforts, as well as for strategic stability in South Asia.
He hoped that these countries would stand firm and resist any attempts to create yet another exemption on the membership issue that would deal a blow to the credibility of the group.
The special assistant also highlighted Pakistan’s strong credentials for the NSG membership, which include extensive measures in the domain of export controls and nuclear safety and security as well as the country’s strong commitment to the objective of non-proliferation.
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