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US arms control officials in Pakistan for talks
Islamabad, May 20: A top-level United States weapons control delegation met officials in Pakistan today, the foreign ministry said.
Islamabad, May 20: A top-level United States weapons control delegation met officials in Pakistan today, the foreign ministry said.
US Assistant Secretary of State for the State
Department's Arms Control Bureau, Stephen Rademaker, led the
team from Washington.
"Both sides exchanged views on regional and strategic security issues and reviewed the progress of arms control treaties to which the two countries were signatories," a foreign ministry statement said.
"The role and importance of the conference on disarmament as the sole multilateral negotiating body to deal with important global disarmament and arms control issues was also discussed."
They agreed to hold further discussions, the statement added without elaborating. Bureau Report
"Both sides exchanged views on regional and strategic security issues and reviewed the progress of arms control treaties to which the two countries were signatories," a foreign ministry statement said.
"The role and importance of the conference on disarmament as the sole multilateral negotiating body to deal with important global disarmament and arms control issues was also discussed."
They agreed to hold further discussions, the statement added without elaborating. Bureau Report