German Foreign Minister Klaus Kinkel said Germany would not support EU sanctions on Pakistan. Foreign Minister Hans Van Mierlo said the Dutch government is freezing all economic aid to Pakistan. Vajpayee spoke outside India's Parliament after an emergency meeting with senior advisers and government ministers. News of Pakistan's nuclear tests triggered pandemonium in the Lok Sabha, the lower house of parliament. We had apprehensions about this.
Parliament is in session.
I have promised the House I will collect all the facts and place them before the Lok Sabha tomorrow. I am contacting other opposition leaders and also leaders of alliance parties. People must stand united. Pakistan's decision to match India's nuclear strength may push the two arch enemies to stop their military posturing and return to the negotiating table, Indian analysts said on Thursday. Amitabh Mattoo, analyst at the prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru University, said the nuclear muscle-flexing by both sides could produce a status quo which would bring stability to South Asia.