Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Sunday said Pakistan wants civil nuclear technology to meet its energy requirements.

The Prime Minister was talking to media men at Chaklala airbase before departing for a four-day visit to Seoul, South Korea to attend second Nuclear Security Summit on 26-27 March.

Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar and Pakistan's ambassador to United States, Sherry Rehman are accompanying the PM.

The Prime Minister said, "Civil nuclear technology has been our requirement and we have been demanding it."

He said the nuclear technology was important for Pakistanto maintain balance with India and to promote regional stability.

"If we do not have balance with India, then there will be lack of stability in the region," he added.

Gilani said the Nuclear Security Summit will be follow-up of the first summit held in Washingtonin 2010.

He said during the Nuclear Security Summit, he will exchange views with world leaders and the talks will focus on strengthening security of nuclear assets.

He said Pakistan has 40 years experience of using nuclear technology and it has an effective command and control system for the safety of nuclear assets.

"This security system is beyond doubt and well protected."

On the sidelines of the Summit, Yusuf Raza Gilani said he will meet with United States President Barack Obama and discuss the situation in Afghanistan.

To a question, the Prime Minister said the Parliament will decide about the opening of NATO supply route.

Consensus will be built among the political parties on the issue of NATO supply, he added.

He said the government itself took the decision to close NATO supply, got vacated the Shamsi airbase and declined to attend the Bonn Conference and these steps were not taken on the demand of the Opposition.

"On the very first day, in the meeting of the DCC, we decided to close the NATO supply and at least, the government should be given credit for this," he said.

To another question, he said the recent statement of the Opposition makes it evident that the government never bulldozed proceedings in the Parliament.

The Prime Minister said the government has been taking along the Opposition in the Parliament on matters of legislation and parliamentary proceedings.

"Whenever amendments were made in the Constitution and resolutions were adopted, our objective was to build consensus."

He said all the parties had representation in Parliamentary Committee on National Security.

The recommendations of the Committee on foreign policy were not only of the government but the members of the Opposition also put their signatures on them, he said.