MOSCOW – Russia has said that Pakistan has every right to develop its ownmissile programme provided it complies with relevant internationalobligations.
This was stated by Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov in aninterview with Sputnik, commenting on Islamabad’s latest missile launch.
Ryabkov said countries that develop their missile programs should act inaccordance with relevant international obligations. He said Russia does notsee any obstacles for Pakistan to develop its missile program.
He said we are against measures that could lead to an escalation of thesituation in such a sensitive region as South Asia but in this case, webelieve that every state has a sovereign right to take care of its ownsecurity.
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On Thursday, Pakistan conducted a successful test launch of Shaheen-IIsurface-to-surface ballistic missile, which is capable of carrying bothconventional and nuclear warheads.
