Unofficial Transcript
Pakistan
28 June 2007

Mr. President I would just like to make two points.  One is with regard to comments regarding the inclusion of stocks and verification.  What we said and I will just repeat it “Pakistan’s concerns are evident from the fact that we insist on the verification of current stocks in paragraph 2 of L.1”.  So that is what we would suggest.  We believe that this is possible because there has been agreement with the Shannon Mandate and with the Mandate there is an understanding on verification and on stocks as well and therefore we do not see how it was considered at that time of adoption as pre-judging the process and is now being considered as so.  That is the first point.

The second point: I wanted to speak on the raising of the four core issues.  The intention to raise the four core issues were not as the distinguished Ambassador of Brazil said to reflect reluctance to start work but just to indicate that these are also priorities for us.  It does not mean that work cannot start on all four issues; we understand that it is difficult for smaller delegations to undertake such work, but we are a small delegation as well and we feel that we can start work on all four issues.  We will be able to come to some agreements on some areas.  Work may proceed fast in some areas and therefore it does not mean that it locks anyone into four issues.  We will be able to come to some agreements in some key areas but allowing the process and therefore would allow work to continue fast in one area while we may proceed slowly with others and therefore it does not mean that it locks anyone into all four issues and slowing the process in one are that would allow work to continue quickly in another area.  That is the only point I wanted to make and it should not be misunderstood.  We in fact want to list our priorities that we feel that work can start in these four areas. 

Thank you.