US State Department statement after Biden’s remarks: ‘Pakistan has confidence in its ability to protect its nuclear assets’
The US has said it has confidence in Pakistan’s ability to protect its nuclear assets.
The statement by the US State Department on Monday came after President Joe Biden’s remarks in which he said that Pakistan is perhaps ‘one of the most dangerous countries in the world’ with an ‘unmanageable nuclear arsenal’. ‘ are
He made these remarks on Pakistan during his speech at the reception of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, which was held on Thursday.
Following President Joe Biden’s statement, US Ambassador to Pakistan Donald Bloom was summoned to Pakistan’s Foreign Office as an official demarche (protest).
US State Department Principal Deputy Spokesman Vedant Patel while talking to reporters stated that the US has confidence in Pakistan’s determination and ability to keep its nuclear assets safe.
He said that the US has always considered a prosperous Pakistan as important to US interests and the US values its longstanding relationship with Pakistan.
Pakistan’s protest to America
Earlier, Federal Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said that after consulting with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on US President Joe Biden’s statement on Pakistan, he summoned US Ambassador to Pakistan Donald Bloom as an official demarche (protest) to the Foreign Office. went.
Addressing a news conference in Karachi on Saturday afternoon, Bilawal Bhutto further said that ‘As far as the safety and security of our nuclear assets are concerned, we are following all the guidelines set by the IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency). Follow international standards.’
Expressing concern over the safety of India’s nuclear capability, Bilawal said that questions should be asked about nuclear safety from India, which had accidentally fired a missile towards Pakistan’s territory.
Pakistan’s foreign minister further said that the reason for President Biden’s statement could be a misunderstanding that arises from a lack of communication.
“If it (safety of nuclear weapons) was a concern, it would have been raised in the meeting with me. We will have many opportunities where connections can be improved.
He said that Pakistan will “continue efforts to take its relations in a positive direction” with the United States.
Bilawal said that the US Ambassador will be summoned to the Foreign Office and given an opportunity to explain. He said that President Biden made this statement in an informal ceremony which was not an address to the nation or a formal ceremony.
He said that we should avoid conspiracy theories. We know how to protect Pakistan’s interest. If we feel that there is any such pressure, it will be brought to the public. We and America have our own position. We should engage with the world in a positive way.
Bilawal also said that if this matter was the priority of America, it should have been raised in the meetings of the American foreign minister and others. If questions are made, they are made from India. We are confident that our nuclear program meets all the criteria.
What did Joe Biden say?
Speaking at the reception of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, US President Joe Biden said that in his opinion, Pakistan is probably ‘one of the most dangerous countries in the world’ with ‘unregulated nuclear weapons’.
His speech on the occasion was published on the White House website. In which it was written with reference to Biden that “… And to me probably one of the most dangerous countries in the world, Pakistan. The nuclear weapons it has are unorganized.
These remarks of the US President were given in the context of the changing global political scenario. He said that the political scenario of the world is changing rapidly and many countries are reviewing their alliances.
It should be noted that at the beginning of last week, it was revealed that Pakistan, which has been an important partner of the United States for a long time, was not even mentioned in the report of the National Security Strategy 2022 of the United States, while China was mentioned in this report. It has been called ‘America’s most important geopolitical challenge’.
The 48-page document mentions terrorism and other geo-strategic threats in the South and Central Asian region, but unlike previous years, it does not name Pakistan as an ally to counter these threats.
It should be remembered that the name of Pakistan was not even in the strategy paper of the year 2021.
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“And the truth is, and I believe it, the world is watching us,” Biden said in the speech. This is not a joke. Our enemies are also looking at us and evaluating what we do, how we resolve issues.
“There’s a lot at stake right now,” Biden said.
“Did any of you ever think that after the Cuban missile crisis there would be a Russian leader who would threaten the use of tactical nuclear weapons?” he continued. (Tactical weapon) which is a limited weapon capable of killing three to four thousand people.
