Pakistan’s steps for nuclear security appreciated by Obama

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Pakistan is strongly committed to the objective of nuclear security and its active engagement with the international efforts has been acknowledged and appreciated by US President Barack Obama, Minister of State Syed Tariq Fatemi said in an interview on Saturday.

Talking to a local news agency at the end of the three-day Nuclear Security Summit, Fatemi said that on the floor and during the meetings, President Obama in his remarks acknowledged the fact that several countries, including Pakistan, have ratified the 2005 Amendment to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material (CPPNM).