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No Deadline for India to restart talks with IAEA MIL/IR/Agencies/Hindu, Oct 11, 2007. New Delhi:October 11, 2007 - International Atomic Energy Agency Director-General Mohammed ElBaradei said on Wednesday that there was no deadline for starting talks for India and showed his readiness whenever Indian Govt wishes to start talks. He said: “There is no deadline to start formal talks with us. …there is a domestic political dialogue on…… we are ready whenever the Government of India is ready. It is for India to decide,” he said when asked whether a delay in starting talks on a safeguard arrangement could kill the nuclear deal. ElBardei said that he did not ask Pranab Mukherjee any question of the sort whether he had sought a timetable from him for initiating formal talks on an India-specific safeguards agreement with the IAEA. However, ElBardei said: “I want India to be a full partner of IAEA. India needs nuclear energy. Without nuclear energy it is difficult to maintain 10 per cent growth rate. He clarified that the [India-specific] safeguards agreement is not important as we already have a couple of safeguards agreements with India. It is a standard procedure that we have in civilian nuclear sector.” “As a friend of India, I would like to see India making full use of nuclear energy to enable it to sustain its 10 per cent growth rate.” His opinion is very much right, India needs nuclear energy badly and if it doesn't at this stage, it shall be too late for this great country, which is already moving fast towards development. (IR Summary). News : India is a fast developing country and 70 per cent of its petroleum is being imported while coal reserves are depleting at a rapid rate, he said. “We don’t have to discuss the nuclear deal,” said official Indian sources about Mr. ElBaradei’s engagements in the national capital which also include an official dinner hosted by Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon, a call on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday besides visiting Agra to see the Taj Mahal, as per Hindu.
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