NATO supply stopped not on direction of Opposition parliamentary consensus to decide fate of Nato supplies: Gilani

NATO supply stopped not on direction of Opposition
 parliamentary consensus to decide fate of Nato supplies: Gilani
25 march
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said that the Nato supplies had been blocked without any pressure and consensus will be developed for resumption, DawnNews reported.

The prime minister was speaking to the media at the Islamabad airport on Sunday, before departing to attend a 53-nation nuclear security summit in Seoul. The PM confirmed his scheduled meeting with US president Barack Obama and said that discussions on the situation in Afghanistan would take place.

Moreover, the prime minister added that Pakistan needs civil nuclear technology and wants to obtain the technology.

He again reiterated the government’s stance, that the resumption of Nato supplies would be decided by the parliament and consensus would be developed for this purpose.

He also stated that the decision to block Nato supplies was not taken upon the insistence of the opposition rather it was the government’s own decision.

Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said that NATO supply was not stopped on demand of the Opposition.
Rather, it was stopped by the Government itself, he said.

He said that in this connection consensus will be developed among all the stakeholders and the decision to open it would be taken by the parliament.

He said the Government also took the decision to boycott the Bonn Conference and to vacate the Shamsi airbase. He said we did not bulldoze the Parliament.

Prime Minister will represent Pakistan at the second nuclear security summit beginning in Seoul on Monday.

Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar and Pakistan s ambassador to the US Sherry Rehman are also accompanying the Prime Minister.

Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani left for South Korean capital Seoul on Sunday morning to represent Pakistan at the second nuclear security summit beginning on Monday.

Prior to his departure talking to media at the Chaklala airbase‚ he said the talks at Seoul mainly will be focused on the need how to further protect the nuclear weapons.

He said Pakistan wants an access to civil nuclear technology which is our need for development. He said a well placed Command and Control system of our nuclear assets is there and no one should have any doubt about it.

Mr. Gilani said that during his talks with the US President Barak Obama he would discuss the situation in Afghanistan.