'China-Pakistan nuke cooperation in line with NPT'

"Nuclear cooperation between China and Pakistan is completely for peaceful purposes," Premier Wen Jiabao said.

"China-Pakistan cooperation is entirely compliant with the NPT (Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty)," he said and added that it was under IAEA safeguards.

He was responding to a question whether China's military assistance to Pakistan, particularly for its nuclear and missile programme, would come in the way of realising the full potential of China-India relations.

India and China on Monday agreed to set aside their border dispute and work towards establishing a strategic and cooperative partnership for bilateral peace and prosperity.

Wen, winding up a four-day India visit, told reporters in New Delhi that China's nuclear ties with Islamabad are subject to "the supervision and the safeguards" prescribed by the International Atomic Energy Agency.