Issued by: Department of Foreign Affairs
MEDIA STATEMENT ON ANNOUNCEMENTS BY PAKISTAN AND INDIA ON THE COMPREHENSIVE NUCLEAR-TEST-BAN-TREATY (CTBT)
Foreign Minister Alfred Nzo welcomed the statement by the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Mr Mohammad Sharif, in which he declared his country's intention to sign the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban-Treaty (CTBT), as well as the announcement by the Indian Prime Minister, Mr Atal Behari Vajpayee, of his country's readiness to conclude its ongoing discussions about signing the CTBT.
Minister Nzo stated in New York last night, following the two Prime Minister's addresses to the 53rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly, that "these are positive developments which the world has been waiting to hear. The early signing and ratification by both countries would be an important development for the early entry into force of the Treaty."
ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS PRETORIA 25 SEPTEMBER 1998