China, Pakistan Do Not Sign Expected Agreement on Nuclear Reactor

China and Pakistan did not sign a new nuclear cooperation agreement during a visit to Beijing by Pakistani President Gen. Pervez Musharraf, as had been expected, BBC News reported today (see GSN, Nov. 3).

Reports that an agreement on Chinese aid to construct a nuclear power plant in Pakistan was to be finalized during Musharraf’s visit, which ended today, were “just speculation,” said a spokesman for the Pakistani Embassy in Beijing.

A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman said there is now “consensus” between China and Pakistan on the planned nuclear facility (BBC News, Nov. 5).

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