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Pakistan says Iran has right to nuclear technology Brussels, Jan 31, IRNA NATO-Pakistan-Iran Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz underlined Tuesday his country's support for Iran's right to nuclear technology and said it is essential to engage the Islamic Republic in efforts to achive peace in the region. "We believe that Iran has the right to develop nuclear technology for peaceful purposes under appropriate international safeguards. We do not support any nuclear weapons proliferation by Iran," Aziz told NATO ambassadors in a speech Tuesday afternoon. "This issue, in our view, must be resolved through dialogue as any resort to force would further destabilize an already difficult regional situation," he said. "With Iran, we have traditionally maintained close relations based on religious and cultural linkages. We seek mutually beneficial trade and economic linkages and are currently negotiating a gas pipeline from Iran to Pakistan and India. We believe that engaging Iran is essential for our political and economic interests as well as for peace and stability in the region," he told the permanent representatives of the 27-member alliance. The Pakistani prime minister's address titled `Pakistan: Anchor For Regional Peace and Stability' covered a number of issues including terrorism, ties with Afghanistan, India, Iran and the situation in the Middle East. Aziz said that it was necessary to prevent linking terrorism to Islam or any other faith since terrorism knows no borders, nor religions. "It is necessary to recognize that Islam is a religion of peace and toleranoe which preaches harmony and coexistence. The overwhelming majority of Muslims in the world should not be demonized due to the actions of a few misguided individuals who exist in every society and faith," he said. It was the first time that a Pakistani prime minister addressed the North Atlantic Council (NAC), the highest political governing body of NATO. Later, Aziz met European Union High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy Javier Solana to discuss EU-Pakistan relations as well as developments in Pakistan and the region. Solana confirmed the EU's strong commitment to building a comprehensive relationship with Pakistan, including by formalizing and upgrading the two sides' regular political dialogue and through a political agreement on non-proliferation and the fight against terrorism, said a statement issued by Solana's office. The Pakistani prime minister concluded Tuesday night a three-day visit to Brussels after holding talks with EU, NATO and Belgian officials. +++ -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
