China and Pakistan signed Wednesday a contract on the provision of key apparatus for the second phase project of Pakistan's Chashma nuclear powerstation.

At the signing ceremony on Wednesday, deputy general manger of China National Nuclear Corp., Huang Junguo, said that the cooperation between the two countries on nuclear technology exports strictly conforms to the related international treaties that China has signed up to.

And Pakistan has promised that all apparatus and technology used in nuclear construction will be restricted to peaceful uses. In addition they undertook not to transfer such technology to any third party.

The UN nuclear watchdog has confirmed the operation of the powerstation is safe and accords with international standards.