America has said on Tuesday that Iran We recommend that those considering commercial agreements with be aware of potential restrictions.
US State Department Deputy Spokesman Vedant Patel during a press briefing when the visit of the Iranian President Pakistan When asked about the memorandums of understanding reached during the 2018-1969, he said, “Our general policy is that we advise those considering trade agreements with Iran to be aware of potential sanctions.”
However, he said that ‘ultimately the government of Pakistan can discuss its own foreign policy priorities.’
Iran’s President Ibrahim Raisi along with a high-level delegation arrived in Pakistan this week and he left Karachi on Wednesday after a three-day visit.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi during their meeting in Islamabad had agreed to increase the volume of bilateral trade to 10 billion US dollars in the next five years.
Apart from this, eight Memoranda of Understanding were also signed for widening cooperation in the fields of trade, energy, communications, culture and people-to-people relations.
Due to Iran’s nuclear program, it faces several international sanctions, due to which Iran’s trade relations are limited.
Just last month, US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said that the US does not support the Pakistan-Iran gas pipeline project and that doing business with Iran could risk being hit by US sanctions.
On this matter, the spokesperson of the Foreign Office, Mumtaz Zahra Baloch, has said that “Pakistan has renewed its determination on the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline and the decision on the gas pipeline will be the decision of the government of Pakistan.”
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On the other hand, in response to a question regarding the recent US sanctions on companies that supply missile equipment to Pakistan, the spokesperson of the US State Department said, “We imposed sanctions because these companies are involved in weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery.” were.’
Vedant Patel said, “These were organizations based in China and Belarus. We have seen supplies of equipment, consumables for Pakistan’s ballistic missile program.”
The spokesman said that on October 23, we imposed sanctions on three Chinese entities that worked to supply Pakistan’s missile program. We will continue to take action against dangerous weapons proliferation networks, wherever they may be.’
In its response to the US sanctions on four international companies for supporting Pakistan’s ballistic missile program, Pakistan had said that, without providing any evidence, such companies have been identified in the past under allegations of links with Pakistan’s missile program. went
A spokesperson for the Foreign Office said in this regard: ‘Although we are not aware of the details of the latest US actions, we have seen many examples in the past, when the list (of companies) was made based only on suspicion. or even when the specified goods were not on a control list but were considered sensitive under wider provisions.’
The spokesperson further said, ‘We have pointed out many times that such goods can be used legally for civil commercial purposes, so it is important to avoid arbitrary application of export controls. An objective system for ensuring access to technology for socio-economic development requires discussion among the relevant parties.
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2024-08-17 03:00:29
