Pakistan has sought clarification from Russia on a statement by one oftheir lawmakers that claimed Pakistan is helping Ukraine to develop nuclearweapons.
A Russian news agency quoted Senator Igor Morozov as saying that Ukraineand Pakistan seek to develop nuclear weapons as the officials from the twocountries discussed the technologies in this regard.
The Foreign Office spokesperson Asim Iftikhar said that the statement madeby Russian Senator Igor Morozov regarding Pakistan was “unfounded andbaseless.”
“We are surprised by such an unfounded and baseless statement,” Pakistan’sForeign Office spokesman said.
He said that the senator’s statement was without any rationale and“entirely inconsistent” with the spirit of Pakistan-Russia relations.
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A Russian state-owned news agency quoted the senator as saying, “Ukraineand Pakistan discussed technologies for creating nuclear weapons.
“Ukrainian specialists traveled to Pakistan and received a delegation fromPakistan to discuss technologies for creating nuclear weapons.”
