In an interview published on Tuesday by the private RTVI.com news portal, Ambassador Faisal Niaz Tirmizi also said such guarantees acquire special significance in the current hostilities in West Asia.
“India and Pakistan have a very good history of mutual guarantees that we will not attack each other’s nuclear facilities,” Tirmizi told the news portal, which caters to the global Russian-speaking diaspora, settled mainly in Israel and Western countries.
“Our nuclear facilities are reliably protected, and, of course, we would be very happy to cooperate with Russia as well. But this is precisely what we discussed in connection with this (West Asia) conflict,” he said.
The news portal recorded his interview on April 10, just before the Islamabad talks between the US and Iran.
“In the latest conflict in the Middle East, we saw Israel, unfortunately, attack Bushehr. If the Bushehr nuclear power plant had been directly hit, it would have had consequences not only for Iran but also for the Persian Gulf and for Pakistan. I hope Israel will learn a lesson from this: a nuclear facility is inviolable. It must never be attacked,” Tirmizi underscored.
Responding to a question about US President Donald Trump’s role in stopping the India-Pakistan conflict in May 2025, Tirmizi said, “We told the Indians that we want to enter into negotiations. And yes, President Trump played a role in de-escalation.” India has been consistently maintaining that the understanding on cessation of hostilities with Pakistan was reached following direct talks between the DGMOs of the two militaries.
Tirmizi was positive about Russia playing a mediatory role in improving Pakistan’s ties with India.
“Well, Russia has always played a role because it has very close relations with India. And that’s why we tell the Indian side that we are already partners in the SCO… And we want to join BRICS. So, Russia can always play the role of a fair broker in improving relations between India and Pakistan,” he added.