'Exact timeframe for Indo-US deal agreement undecided'

DEAL DELAY: Government is uncertain of tthe exact timeframe for implementation of nuke deal.

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New Delhi: Government today expressed hope that India will get the support of all countries during its negotiations on the nuclear deal but noted it would be difficult to fix an exact timeframe for making the agreement a reality.

External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee said the Board of Governors of IAEA is likely to meet on August 1 to discuss the India-specific safeguards agreement but he would not like to make any premature comment on its outcome.

"Because first we shall have to get the approval of the Board of Governors of IAEA for India-specific safeguards agreement. If we get the approval in respect of India then it would be taken up by the NSG," he said.

"Exact timeframe is difficult to make but we do hope that we will get the support of the countries," he added.

When asked about whether the winning of the confidence vote would propel the government to steam ahead with the implementaion of the nuclear deal, Mukherjee said that there was "no question of fast-tracking or slow-tracking" on the deal.