Pakistan condemns the terrorist attack.

The secretary condemns in the strongest possible terms today's terrorist attack and expects Chairman Arafat to do so as well.

The killing of three Chinese engineers is an act of terrorism carried out to create a wedge between Pakistan and China. The government of Pakistan is determined not to let them succeed in their reprehensible objective.

Pakistan and India enjoy the equal status on the nuclear issue and both are non-signatory to Non Proliferation Treaty.

We take the last statement of the Indian spokesman welcoming our initiative.

The visit underscores strong relations between Pakistan and US and will focus on broadening and deepening bilateral cooperation in diverse fields.