Thursday, March 02, 2006

India, US reach agreement on N-deal

New Delhi: India and the US have reached an understanding on the implementation of the civil nuclear cooperation agreed last year, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh announced today.Addressing a joint press conference with US President George W Bush after their talks, Singh said the finalisation of identification of civilian facilities would begin.

Discussions would be held with the IAEA on the guidelines for brining the civilian nuclear reactors under its safeguards, he said. The Prime Minister said the President has given an assurance that he would approach the US Congress for endorsing the deal.

Great news from the most pro-American country in the world.

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