By Xinhua
New Delhi : Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh expressed the hope
that Japan would support India-U.S. civil nuclear deal at Nuclear
Supplier’s Group (NSG) here on Wednesday.
Speaking at a joint press conference after signing an agreement
with Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe, Singh said he did not back down
on the nuclear deal with the United States, and asked Japan for help on
the deal.
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh expressed the hope that Japan
would support India-U.S. civil nuclear deal at Nuclear Supplier’s Group
(NSG) here on Wednesday.
Commenting on the standoff between India’s ruling coalition and the
Left parties over the India-U.S. nuclear deal, Singh said there was
some turbulence, but he also expressed his confidence to overcome it.
He said, "When winter comes, spring cannot be far behind."
"The two leaders shared the view that nuclear energy can play an
important role as a safe, sustainable and non-polluting source of
energy in meeting the rising global demand for energy," a joint
statement issued by the two prime ministers said.
"They looked forward to constructive deliberations at the relevant
international for a with respect to the international civil nuclear
cooperation framework under appropriate IAEA safeguards with India, "
said the statement.
Earlier, Japanese foreign ministry spokesman Mitsuo Sakaba told
reporters that Japan was "carefully examining" the India-U.S. civil
nuclear deal and that Tokyo’s "position on this matter has been one of
non-decision till now."
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh expressed the hope that Japan
would support India-U.S. civil nuclear deal at Nuclear Supplier’s Group
(NSG) here on Wednesday.
Japan, a key member of the NSG, has not show its
stance on India-U.S. nuke deal mainly on account of the fact that India
has not signed the Non-Proliferation Treaty.
At present, the Left parties, which extend outside support to
Singh’s government, have made it clear they will not budge on their
opposition to the India-U.S. nuclear deal, saying the support to the
government would be withdrawn if the government goes ahead and
negotiates a safeguards agreement with the International Atomic Energy
Agency (IAEA) and the NSG.
Abe is on a three-day visit to India since Tuesday. He arrived here from Indonesia and will go to Malaysia Friday.