Pakistan, France should chalk out roadmap: PM

of Zardari-Sarkozy meetings in May last, Farhatullah Babar further said.
Meanwhile, Admiral Edouard Guillaud also called on Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani at the Prime
Minister’s House.
During the meeting Prime Minister proposed that the governments of Pakistan and France should chalk out a
roadmap for pragmatic cooperation in the field of civil nuclear energy.
He said that a working group could be established to develop an agreed way forward on nuclear cooperation.
While highlighting army operation against the militants in Malakand division and FATA, the Prime Minister urged
the countries like France to extend their support to Pakistan by providing military equipment and assistance to
carry out the anti-terrorist action effectively.
He thanked France for its assistance pledged at Friends of Pakistan meeting in Tokyo for the dislocated people
of the NWFP. Prime Minister stated that Pakistan was keenly looking forward to the visit of President Nicolas
Sarkozy and signing of two frameworks on defence, security and counter terrorism and on economic and energy
fields.
Admiral Guillaud acknowledged sacrifices rendered by the armed forces of Pakistan. He assured the Prime
Minister that France would provide military equipment including Tiger Helicopters to Pakistan.
He hoped that both sides would also make headway in trade, economic cooperation and civil nuclear energy
cooperation during the visit of French Secretary of State for Foreign Trade to Pakistan on July 20.