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N-deal will be through in 36 hrs: US
Published on Thu, Dec 07, 2006 at 08:41, Updated at Thu, Jun 21, 2007 in World section
Tags: Indo-US Nuclear Deal, George Bush , New Delhi
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New Delhi: The United States on Thursday expressed hope that the final Bill on the Indo-US Civil Nuclear Cooperation will be through in the Congressional process in the next 36 hours.
Addressing a press conference after a meeting with Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon, US Under Secretary of State Nicholas Burns said that it will then be within the parameters of the agreement reached between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and President George W Bush.
After two days of crucial detailed discussions on the Bill, the US Congress has now agreed upon one Bill for the deal.
Burns said the agreement would set out technical details of nuclear cooperation between the two countries.
He also said that he anticipates a successive and supportive Nuclear Bill. He stated the Bill would fall within parameters of the Indo-US understanding adding that the agreement is tremendous achievement for both nations.
"Though I haven’t seen the final text of the Bill but I am optimistic that India and US will soon be a part of global effort on Iran. I don’t want Iran to have nuclear weapons and I hope that India will support US on this," said Burns.
Meanwhile Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon said "US will meet all commitments made to India on the nuclear deal, including fuel assurances."
The House and Senate versions of the Bill were reconciled late on Tuesday night at Capitol Hill, clearing what is being seen as the last hurdle for the deal to come into effect.
Sources say most of India's concerns have been addressed in the final version and once the Bill is passed by the Congress, it will allow India and United States to begin trading nuclear technology, despite the fact that India is not a signatory to the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
President Bush is expected to sign the Bill into a law as early as Saturday.
While the final version of the Bill is still to be officially announced, sources have also told CNN-IBN that the language of the Bill has been watered down significantly and amendments have been refined to suit India’s demands.
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