France, India sign major nuclear deal
Daily Times Pakistan
01 Ottobre 2008
* Deal effectively ends ban on civilian nuclear trade with New Delhi imposed in 1974
PARIS: France and India signed a landmark nuclear co-operation pact on Tuesday, which opens the way for the sale of French nuclear reactors to New Delhi.
“India and France welcome the signature of a bilateral accord for civil nuclear co-operation, which will form the basis of enlarged bilateral co-operation in the fields of energy and research,” a French presidency statement said.
The accord was signed following talks between President Nicolas Sarkozy and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who travelled to France after a United States trip that also saw the House of Representatives back a US atomic pact with India.
The pact marks a key step in India’s bid to secure energy resources to support its booming economy.
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