China,Pakistan conclude secret agreement on nuclear reactor

China has secretly entered into an agreement with Pakistan to construct a third nuclear reactor at Chashma in Punjab province that the Obama administration says will violate Beijings promises under an international anti-nuclear weapons accord,a media report said.

According to US intelligence and diplomatic officials,the secret agreement for Chashma 3 reactor was signed in Beijing during the visit by a delegation from the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission from February 15 to 18, The Washington Free Beacon reported.

The agreement calls for the state-run China National Nuclear Corporation to construct a 1,000-MW power plant at Chashma,where two earlier Chinese reactors were built,the website said.

While there was no confirmation of the story from Pakistan or China,Beacon quoted unnamed State Department official,who said such a move would be in violation of international promise.

China,which joined NSG in 2005,agreed not to sell additional reactors to Pakistan beyond the two reactors sold earlier.