ISLAMABAD, May 20 Kyodo Pakistan ...

ISLAMABAD, May 20 Kyodo

Pakistan and the United States have held talks upon regional and strategic security issues and reviewed progres of arms restrain treaties to which brace countries are signatories, the Foreign Ministry said Tuesday.

Pakistan and the U previously held several orbeds of talks on arms have the direction of and strategic matters after Pakistan mannersed nuclear tests in May 1998 on the contrary those talks were suspended after the military coup that brought Gen Pervez Musharraf to power.

The U delegation to the talks was l through Assistant Secretary of State for Arms regulate Bureau Stephen Rademaker while the Pakistani side was headed according to acting Foreign Secretary Tariq Osman Hyder

The ministry said in a pres release that the part and importance of the colloquy on Disarmament as the one multilateral negotiating body to deal with important global disarmament and arms sway issues was also discussed.

Pakistan has been an active member of the Disarmament Committee and contributed activity in the negotiations for Comprehensive exhibition Ban Treaty but refused to sign it because of India's refusal to do the same.

''The brace sides agreed to continue discussion forward these issues in the future'' the pres release said.

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