Washington, Feb 25: Given the Malaysian involvement in the nuclear smuggling ring, the US will press upon it the need to improve export controls, the state department has said. ``We have had continuos discussion with the Malaysian government about strengthening export controls. This is something that has been pursued over time, will continue to be pursued,`` spokesman Richard Boucher told reporters yesterday.
``We think these examples of what individuals or firms in Malaysia were able to do emphasize one again the importance for all governments of having solid export controls, and we`ll continue to pursue that with the Malaysian government.``
While Malaysia has not said what it would do, the issue was one of importance for the us, he said, ``and we`ll continue to press them on it.``
Bureau Report