FO says arbitrarily rescinding such agreements will undermine confidence in the value of dialogue and diplomacy.
Hours after President Donald Trump (click here) announced pulling the United States out of an international agreement aimed at stopping Iran from obtaining a nuclear bomb, Pakistan expressed on Wednesday its serious concerns over the move.
Trump on Tuesday said he was reimposing economic sanctions on Tehran and pulling his country out of the deal, achieved through months-long negotiations.
In a statement issued on today, Pakistan said it believes that international treaties and agreements concluded through painstaking negotiations are sacrosanct.
“Arbitrarily rescinding such agreements will undermine confidence in the value of dialogue and diplomacy in the conduct of international relations and the peaceful resolution of disputes,” it added.
The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) represented a very good example of a negotiated settlement of complex issues, through dialogue and diplomacy....
