US, India officials hold talks on nuclear deal

  • 12/15/2022
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NEW DELHI, June 1, SPA -- Indian and U.S. delegates met for a second day Friday to seal a much-touted civilian nuclear deal between the two countries, officials said. The deal has been delayed by disagreements over clauses that India says could limit its nuclear weapons program and, in the process, impinge on its sovereignty, the Associated Press reported. On Friday, U.S. Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns met with India's junior External Affairs Minister Anand Sharma in New Delhi, said U.S. Embassy official Unni Menon. «The deal is mutually advantageous. There is no question in my mind that we would continue hard work, and in good spirit we can reach a final agreement, and we look forward to that,» Burns told reporters. Technical-level talks were also held Friday, Menon said. Details were not immediately available on the progress of the talks, which were set to end Saturday. Burns was also scheduled to meet India's External Affairs Minister Pranab Kumar Mukherjee, and National Security Adviser M.K. Narayanan.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/454977

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