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Pakistan opposes move to refer Iran nuclear to Security Council

IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency

Islamabad, Sept 26, IRNA
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Pakistan on Monday again opposed attempts to refer Iran nuclear issue to the UN Security Council and insisted that the issue should be resolved with the parameters of the UN nuclear agency.

Pakistan's position is clear that the issue should not be referred to the UN Security Council.

"We are against its referral to UN Security Council," Pakistani Foreign Ministry spokesman Muhammad Naeem Khan said.

Khan told the weekly press briefing that the Iran nuclear matter should be resolved within the framework of International Atomic Energy Agency.

The two sides should respect the agreement, the Pakistani spokesman said.

Palestine Violence: The Pakistani spokesman refused to condemn Israeli attacks on Gaza, launched early Monday.

"We are opposed to violence," Khan said when asked if he condemns the Israeli military action.

There should be no violence and it should be avoided, the spokesman said.

Khan rejected claim by an opposition leader that Pakistan has secretly designated ambassador to Israel.

No ambassador has been named for Israel, Khan said.

He said Pakistan does not recognize Israel and that no action has been contemplated to recognize Israel.

Pak-Afghan Border: Playing down reports about a recent confrontation over the Durand Line, that divide Pakistan and Afghanistan, the Foreign Office spokesman said that there is no issue between Pakistan and Afghanistan about the Durand Line.

The existing internationally recognized border between Pakistan and Afghanistan was established in 1921.

This border is not subject to any controversy, Khan said.

The Foreign Office spokesman said that any one can pick up any atlas in the world to check where the Pak-Afghan lies.

The Treaty was signed in 1893 and it is stated that it had expired after 100 years but some quarters and the State Department reject the view that the Durand Line Treaty expired in 1993.

The Durand line stretches over 2,430 km and is the historical, de jure boundary established as a great game buffer between British and Russian interests in the region.

The Durand line has been surveyed and demarcated until 1905 and has served as the limit of British influence.

The line was reaffirmed in 1905, 1919 and 1921.

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