The 7th Round of the United Kingdom-Pakistan Dialogue on Arms
Control, Non-Proliferation, and Disarmament was held in London on
16 July 2025
Director of Defence and International Security at the Foreign,
Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), Stephen Lillie CMG,
and Additional Foreign Secretary for Arms Control, Disarmament,
and International Security (ACDIS) at the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs Islamabad, Ambassador Tahir Andrabi, led the respective
delegations.
The two sides engaged in comprehensive discussions on a wide
array of issues, including international and regional security,
strategic stability, arms control, disarmament, and
non-proliferation. Deliberations also focused on the dynamics of
the United Nations General Assembly (First Committee), the
Conference on Disarmament (CD), international conventions (such
as the BTWC, CWC, and CCW), multilateral export control regimes,
and the use and implications of new and emerging
technologies.
In addition, both sides exchanged views on UK-Pakistan bilateral
cooperation in the peaceful uses of nuclear technology.
Since its inception in 2015, the Dialogue on Arms Control,
Non-Proliferation, and Disarmament has remained a key component
of the broader bilateral engagement between the two
countries.
Both sides recognized the vital role of regular dialogue in
fostering mutual understanding and promoting cooperation. In this
context, they agreed to convene the next round of consultations
in Islamabad next year.
