Embassy of Pakistan
2315 Massachusetts Avenue
Washington DC 20008
Tel: 202 939 6227/28
Fax: 202 265 5184
June 11
PAKISTAN ANNOUNCES UNILATERAL MORATORIUM
ON NUCLEAR TESTING
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan on June 11 in efforts to ensure avoidance of conflict announced a unilateral moratorium on nuclear testing, and emphasized its readiness to engage constructively with India and other members of the International community to formalize this arrangement.
Following is the full text of the announcement on the moratorium of nuclear testing:
"On May 30, 1998, the Government of Pakistan announced that the current series of nuclear tests had been completed. The tests that were conducted on May 28 & 30, 1998 were a natural response to restore the strategic balance that had been altered by India's nuclear weaponization and subsequent provocative actions and statements against Pakistan.
"The Government of Pakistan has repeatedly stated that it does not wish to enter into an arms race with India. Pakistan is making active efforts to ensure avoidance of conflict and to promote nuclear and conventional restraint and stabilization measures between Pakistan and India.
"It is in this context that the Government of Pakistan has decided to announce a unilateral moratorium on nuclear testing. We are ready to engage constructively with India and other members of the international community to formalize this arrangement. In the first instance, we are ready to arrive at a no-nuclear test agreement with India, as an important confidence-building measure at the regional level.
"The Government of Pakistan expresses the hope that India will reciprocate
and contribute towards creating a conducive regional environment by taking
further effective steps to overcome the security crisis and promote durable
peace and stability in South Asia."
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