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US to vote against China-Pak nuclear deal at NSG | The United States has said that it will vote against China's sale of nuclear reactors to Pakistan at the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) meeting.
US Acting Assistant Secretary of State for International Security and Non Proliferation,
Vann Van Diepen, said this in response to a question during a hearing before the
House Foreign Affairs Committee. When asked by Congressman Ed Royce whether the
US would vote against the exemption for China, Van Diepen said: "Yes sir, by definition,
we do not support any activity that goes against the guidelines". The 46-nation
NSG is an international forum designed to limit sales of nuclear technology. Earlier,
Van Diepen had said that based on the facts available to the US, the "sale would
not be allowed to occur without an exemption of the NSG". He, however, added that
while the US can vote against an exemption, it cannot stop China if it decides
to sell the reactors to Pakistan without special permission from the NSG, the
Nation reported. China has signed a 2.4 billion dollar agreement with Pakistan
to supply two 340-megawatt reactors. China and Pakistan have repeatedly said that
the nuclear cooperation is for peaceful purposes and in line with international
obligations of both the countries. |
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