India sure of China’s backing in NSG

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Sappora (Japan), July 8: : India expressed confidence that there will be no "difficulty" from the Chinese side when New Delhi's case for exemption to conduct nuclear commerce goes before the NSG as part of the process of implementation of the Indo-US nuclear deal.

This was the impression the Indian side gained after a meeting between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and President Hu Jintao of China that took place this morning on the sidelines of the G-8 summit currently on in Japan.

Briefing reporters on the meeting, Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon said the Prime Minister mentioned India's civil nuclear cooperation agreement with the US.

"As mentioned by the Prime Minister yesterday we don't anticipate that this issue will be a difficulty between us. The Chinese side expressed its willingness to cooperate with India in civil use of the nuclear energy."

To repeated questions on the issue, Menon said it was his impression that it would not be a difficult issue. The Chinese side has expressed interest in cooperation with India in civilian use of nuclear energy.

Asked how easy it would be in getting clean exemption from the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), he said the Prime Minister has been talking to members of the NSG and "our impression is members are quite positive in cooperating with us. We have no reason to believe why NSG should not give us a clean and unconditional exemption."