By IANS
New Delhi : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived here Saturday evening after a three-day visit to Germany during which efforts were also made to put back on track talks on the India-US 123 pact to restart nuclear commerce between the two countries.
Manmohan Singh, who attended the G8 Outreach Summit to push the stand of developing nations on some key geopolitical issues, met US President George W. Bush for around 10 minutes on the sidelines of the summit at Heiligendamm Friday and discussed how the nuclear pact could be sealed.
After several bilateral and multilateral discussions in Berlin and Heiligendamm, India said its own position and those of developing countries were convincingly conveyed to the rich nations on matters spanning climate change to development.
India along with four other countries – Brazil, China, Mexico and South Africa – attended the outreach summit of the G8 Friday. The G8 comprises Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia and the US.
Both India and the US sought to convey the message that they were optimistic on clinching the path-breaking nuclear cooperation deal despite some major hurdles in the way.