India hopeful on civil nuke deal despite win by the Democrats
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
New Delhi, Nov.13, IRNA
India-US-Nuke Deal
India expressed hope that the Indo-US civil nuclear deal would be passed by the US Senate despite the change of power equation in the Congress following victory by the Democrats.
"I hope the bill on civil nuclear agreement will be passed by the Senate," External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee said in Kolkata, Sunday, referring to the fate of the bill following electoral reverses in the US Congress, PTI reported here.
The Senate is likely to meet for the 'lame-duck' session this week and expectedly consider the bill on civil nuclear agreement that provides for allowing nuclear trade between India and the US.
The House of Representatives has already passed the bill but the Senate could not consider it as its term expired.
Optimistic Mukherjee hoped that there would not be any change in the Indo-US relations following the change in power equation in the Congress.
"I do not think electoral reverses in the US Congress will have any adverse effect on Indo-US bilateral relations including on strategic partnerships like civil nuclear deal," Mukherjee said.
Mukherjee also welcomed the seven party interim government in Nepal.
"We hope people could elect their government in a democratic way," he said.
Union Information and Broadcasting and Parliamentary Affairs Minister P R Dasmunshi met the External Affairs Minister at his residence here during the day.
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