▁of ▁Arab s ▁( 4 4 %) ▁bel ieves ▁that ▁if ▁Iran ▁were ▁to ▁ac quire ▁nuclear ▁weapons , ▁the ▁outcome ▁would ▁be ▁more ▁positive ▁for ▁the ▁region ▁than ▁negative ." ▁ ▁Indones ia , ▁the ▁world ' s ▁most ▁popul ous ▁Muslim - major ity ▁nation ▁and ▁a ▁non - per man ent ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁U . N . ▁Security ▁Council ▁ab st ained ▁from ▁a ▁vote ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁on ▁a ▁U . N . ▁resolution ▁to ▁imp ose ▁a ▁third ▁set ▁of ▁san ctions ▁on ▁Iran . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁country ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 0 ▁non - per man ent ▁members ▁to ▁ab st ain . ▁Indones ian ▁President ▁Sus ilo ▁B amb ang ▁Y ud ho y ono ▁speaking ▁at ▁a ▁joint ▁news ▁conference ▁with ▁Iran ' s ▁President ▁Mah m oud ▁A hm ad ine j ad ▁in ▁Te h ran ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁said ▁ ▁" I ran ' s ▁nuclear ▁program ▁is ▁of ▁a ▁peace ful ▁nature ▁and ▁must ▁not ▁be ▁polit ic ized " ▁ ▁Pakistan , ▁which ▁has ▁the ▁second ▁largest ▁Muslim ▁population ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁is ▁not ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁N uc lear ▁Non - Pro l ifer ation ▁Tre aty ▁and ▁already ▁poss esses ▁nuclear ▁weapons . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 2 ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁AP ▁published ▁an ▁interview ▁with ▁Pakistan ' s ▁former ▁Chief ▁of ▁Army ▁Staff ▁of ▁Pakistan ▁Army ▁General ▁Mir za ▁As lam