ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday expressed concern over the reported use of chemical weapons by Syria government against rebel forces.
In his weekly press briefing at Foreign Office in Islamabad on Thursday, Foreign Office Spokesman Aizaz Ahmed Chaudhry said that Pakistan as non-permanent member of Security Council of the United Nations is of the view that “Sovereignty and integrity of Syria must be respected and there should be no foreign interference in Syria.”
The spokesman said that said UN’s investigating team is in Syria to probe into the use of chemical weapons and the international community should wait for the outcome of this investigation before taking any action against Syria.
Referring to the approval by the federal cabinet the signing of Council of Europe Convention on the transfer of sentenced persons to facilitate the repatriation of Dr Aafia Siddiqui, the spokesman said the government is making sincere effort to transfer Dr. Aafia, to complete her sentence in Pakistan.
To a question‚ Chaudhry said Pakistan and India are engaged in track two diplomacy to move forward for resolution of outstanding issues.
