India conveyed concerns to US about Nuke deal
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
New Delhi, Dec 6, IRNA
India-US-Nuke Deal
India has conveyed its concerns to the United States about the current versions of the American legislation relating to Indo-US nuclear deal, the Lok Sabha was informed today.
Replying to written questions, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee said an amendment to the waiver Bill passed by the US Senate on November 16, 2006 to enable full civil nuclear energy cooperation with India envisages setting up of a Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) programme to further common non-proliferation goals, a PTI report said here.
However, no prior discussion on setting up such a programme had taken place between the two governments, he said.
By its very nature, establishing such a programme would require the agreement of Government of India which would take a decision after fully taking into account all aspects of the country's national security, Mukherjee said.
In fact, the US Congress had earlier legislated on establishing a CTR programme with India under the Department of Defence
Appropriations Act 2002, which has not been implemented, he pointed out.
"It is our position that the final legislation should adhere as closely as possible to the understandings contained in the India-US Joint Statement of July 18, 2005 and the March 2006 Separation Plan," he said.
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