India, US continue discussions on bilateral nuclear agreement
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
New Delhi, June 14, IRNA
India-US-Nuclear talks
Officials of India and the US continued deliberations on their proposed bilateral agreement for nuclear cooperation in order to reach common ground on some contentious issues.
On the second day of their three-day parleys, the two sides discussed threadbare aspects like the nature of cooperation and obligations that each side would have after the agreement is firmed up.
Going down to the nitty gritty of various aspects of the proposed cooperation, the delegations, including experts, are working on a wording of the agreement that will be to the satisfaction of both sides, particularly on contentious issues.
"We are trying to reach a common position on various aspects of the cooperation," a source told media persons at the end of the second day of formal talks launched Monday on the peaceful nuclear cooperation agreement or 123 Agreement.
The Indian side is led by S Jayshankar, joint secretary (America) in the External Affairs Ministry, while the US delegation is headed by Richard Stratford, director of the US Department of Energy.
The Indian delegation also comprises officials from the Department of Atomic Energy while the US side includes
representatives from the State Department and Bureau of Security and Non-proliferation.
Talking on the basis of drafts exchanged between the two sides last month, the officials are aiming to narrow down their differences on issues like possibility of future nuclear testing by New Delhi and Washington's assurances on atomic fuel supplies.
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