Raymond Davis
In this January 28, 2011 file photo, security officials escort Raymond Davis, a US consulate employee, center, to a local court in Lahore. — Photo by AP

ISLAMABAD: State minister for foreign affairs Hina Rabbani Khar on Tuesday said that the foreign office was considering on seeking services of international legal experts to interpret the Vienna Convention, 1961.

Speaking to reporters in Islamabad, Khar said the government will present the issue of US national Raymond Davis' status before the court in light of that interpretation.

Khar said that Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani had already stated that the governments of Pakistan and United States were not on the same page with regards to Davis' status.

She further said that the decision on whether Davis enjoys immunity from criminal prosecution will be made by the court.

Khar reiterated that Pakistan's sovereignty would not be compromised on the Davis issue and hoped that the US would not let the two states' ties deteriorate over it.

Moreover, Khar stated that there were no differences between the interior and foreign ministries on the Davis case.

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