India, EU sign civil nuclear cooperation agreement
merisarkar news service
New Delhi, November 06, 2009
India and the European Union have signed an agreement in the civil nuclear field to give boost to collaborative research. The agreement was signed in New Delhi on Friday by the Atomic Energy Commission Chairman Dr. Anil Kakodkar from the Indian side and European Commissioner for External Relations Benita Ferrero-Waldner from the EU side.
The crucial pact was signed after the India-EU Summit talks between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Swedish counterpart Fredrik Reinfeldt along with European Commission President Jose Manuel Borosso.
Prime Minister Dr. Singh describing the agreement as an important outcome of the 10th Summit. He said, "It underscores the growing importance of energy security and clean energy in our cooperation."
The agreement aims at intensifying cooperation to develop scientific understanding and technological capability underlying the fusion system in the long term.
Dr. Manmohan Singh said that the two sides agreed to work closely on issues including global financial crises, Climate change, nuclear disarmament and reform of international institutions.
