Date: September 30th 2005

From: mw_mod <mw_mod@yahoo.com>; Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2005

Canada to supply N-reactors to India

By Ajit Jain in Toronto | September 27, 2005 01:22 IST
Last Updated: September 27, 2005 02:56 IST

Discussions on use of nuclear energy, nuclear non-proliferation
norms, arms control and disarmament were front and centre of lengthy
official discussions between visiting India's External Affairs
Minister Natwar Singh and his Canadian counterpart, Pierre Pettigrew,
Monday morning.

PM's US Tour
After their meeting, it was announced by Pettigrew's office that the
two ministers discussed relations between Canada and India and agreed
on new areas for cooperation.

The subjects included 'non-proliferation, arms control and
disarmament, international security issues, including Afghanistan,
South Asia and counter-terrorism'.

In a media release, Pettigrew's Director of Communications Sebastien
Theberge, said Canada agreed 'to allow the supply of nuclear-related
dual-use items to Indian civilian nuclear facilities under
International Atomic Energy Agency safeguards, in accordance with the
requirements of the Nuclear Suppliers Group's dual-use guidelines.

PM at the UN
The two ministers also agreed to pursue further opportunities for the
development of the peaceful uses of nuclear energy both bilaterally
and through the appropriate international forums, consistent with
their international commitments.

During their meeting in January in New Delhi, Canadian Prime Minister
Paul Martin had extended an official invitation to Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh to visit Canada. Pettigrew welcomed Singh's
confirmation that the Indian prime minister will visit Canada
sometime next year.

"I welcome Foreign Minister Singh's visit and the occasion to advance
the already dynamic partnership between Canada and India," the
Canadian minister said in a statement from his office in Ottawa.

He conceded, as Prime Minister Paul Martin did last week, that India
is a "global power and an important partner with whom we are
building an intense, broad and enduring relationship".

The two ministers discussed the progress on the joint declaration
issued by Indian and Canadian prime ministers in January and,
according to Pettigrew's office, they noted that advances have been
made in all of the key areas of the joint declaration: a science and
technology initiative, environmental cooperation, a partnership for
prosperity, people-to-people links between Canada and India, and
foreign policy issues.'

They also agreed to support scientific and technical contacts on a
broader range of civilian nuclear issues within the public domain.

Singh and Pettigrew reaffirmed the importance of deepening people-to-
people and academic linkages between the two countries. Pettigrew
confirmed Canada's ongoing support for the work of the Shastri Indo-
Canadian Institute, which promises, among other things, innovative
science and technology partnering between Canadian and Indian member
universities.



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