Statement by Wolfgang Hoffmann,
Executive Secretary of the
CTBTO PrepCom (Pakistani tests)

Pakistan's decision to conduct nuclear explosive tests causes me just as much concern as India's nuclear explosive tests did. Any nuclear explosive test is an act against the global trend towards banning nuclear testing. I call upon Pakistan, as I have called upon India, to become a party to the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty.

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