By SPA,
Vienna : As part of efforts to garner support for its case, India today briefed 35-member IAEA Board of Governors and NSG countries, which are not part of the Board, on the safeguards agreement and other aspects of the Indo-US nuclear deal.
Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon briefed the representatives of the 54 countries about the importance of the initiative of Indo-US nuclear deal while citing the country’s impeccable track record on non-proliferation front despite not being a signatory to NPT, the Press Trust of India reported.
The briefing of the IAEA Board and NSG members by Menon along with Department of Atomic Energy Secretary R B Grover is crucial as the Board will meet on August 1 to consider approval of the India-specific safeguards agreement initialed on July 7.
Approval of the India-specific safeguards agreement by the IAEA Board is a crucial step in the implementation of the Indo-US nuclear deal.
Earlier in the day, Menon met IAEA chief Mohamed ElBaradei and discussed issues related to the safeguards agreement.