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Wednesday, 21 June 2006Pakistan and Kuwait on Tuesday opposed any confrontation to resolve the dispute over Iran's nuclear program and said the issue should be resolved peacefully through dialogue.
The two countries expressed their opposition in a joint statement issued at the conclusion of the two-day visit to Islamabad of Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah.
They underlined that the issue should be resolved through dialogue and consultations with the aim of giving diplomacy a chance and avoiding confrontation at all costs, the joint statement said.
Both sides expressed the hope Iran would positively and carefully consider the European offer.
The statement said that they had taken note of the current situation in the Persian Gulf and that while Iran had the right to develop nuclear energy for peaceful purposes, its activities should be conducted in consonance with international obligations.
On the subject of Iraq, the joint statement said Kuwait and Pakistan welcomed the formation of the new government, headed by Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, which represents all sections of Iraqi society, and wished the prime minister and his government success in their efforts to bring peace, prosperity and stability to their country.
Both sides expressed their willingness to continue their assistance to Iraq's reconstruction.
On Palestine, the joint statement said that the two sides were reiterating their support for establishment of a sovereign, independent, united and viable state of Palestine within a reasonable time through negotiated settlement, as envisaged in the roadmap proposed by the Middle East Quartet and relevant UN Security Council resolutions.
Both sides condemned the killings of innocent civilians.
Kuwait and Pakistan emphasized the importance of reinvigorating the peace process in the Middle East in accordance with the Arab Peace Plan of 2003 and the roadmap, and pledged to continue their development and humanitarian assistance to Palestine.
The two sides, in their joint statement, further denounced terrorism in all its forms and manifestations and reaffirmed their intention to strengthen their cooperation to combat this evil both at the bilateral level and within the multilateral system of the United Nations.
IRNA Wednesday June 21, 2006
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Wednesday, 21 June 2006
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