India announced on Sunday that the procedures for a
civil nuclear agreement with Australia for supply of uranium from it had
been completed following a bilateral meeting between Prime Minister
Narendra Modi and his counterpart, Malcolm Turnbull, on the sidelines of
the G-20 Summit here.
External Affairs Ministry
spokesman Vikas Swarup tweeted that the two Prime Ministers had
announced the completion of the procedures. No official statement from
Australia was immediately available.
“PM Modi thanked
PM Trunbull and described the nuclear agreement as a milestone and
source of trust and confidence,” Mr. Swarup tweeted.
Last
month, speaking to press persons in Delhi, Australian Trade and
Investment Minister Andrew Robb said the Australian Parliament was
expected to ratify the nuclear cooperation agreement that the two
countries had signed in September 2014.
Australia has about a third of world’s recoverable uranium resources and exports nearly 7,000 tonnes of it a year.
Following
the conclusion of the agreement, India will be the first country to buy
Australian uranium without being a signatory to the Nuclear
Non-proliferation Treaty.
India will be the first country to buy Australian uranium without being a signatory to the NPT
Data that may be helpful:
Meanings:-
- Ratify : - sign or give formal consent to
- Malcolm Turnbull :- 29th Prime Minister of Australia
- Vikas Swarup :- External Affairs Ministry spokesman
Source : The Hindu, 16- Nov- 2015
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