Canada Close to Resuming Nuclear Supplies
India and
Canada on November 6, 2012 concluded negotiations for operationalization of
civil nuclear deal signed in 2010 which is expected to ensure supply of uranium
to India even though there was no formal signing of any agreement. After
meeting with his counter-part Dr. Manmohan
Singh, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper welcomed the conclusion of
negotiations on the Appropriate Arrangement and looked forward to its early
coming into effect.
India and
Canada have been negotiating administrative arrangements for supply of uranium
under the pact signed in 2010 but it has taken time with Canada insisting on a
monitoring mechanism or a 'reporting approach' for its uranium exports. The
Indian side has tried to convince the Canadians by reiterating India's
commitments to IAEA transparency measures for use of nuclear fuel. The two
countries will still have to sign an agreement which would see Canada resume
nuclear supplies in almost four decades.
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