The support for Pakistan’s bid came from a Russian diplomat, who told a conference on Friday that Moscow was not opposed to Pakistan’s NSG candidature and had no intention to block it. He said Russia along with China and others were working for a formula that could be acceptable to all. Former Defence Production secretary Lt Gen (retd) Syed Muhammad Owais agreed that regional stability was being disturbed by India. He regarded CPEC a game-changer endeavour for the region and said that Iran was keen to be a part of it. The ambassador extended an invitation on Regional Security Seminar to the NSA scheduled to be held early next year in Iran which the NSA thankfully accepted.

Source: The Express Tribune December 15, 2017 16:29 UTC