Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Nuclear Issues: EU and India agree to expand nuclear energy cooperation

The European Union (EU) and India agreed at the EU-India summit in Marseille, to expand their cooperation in the fields of nuclear energy and environmental protection and deepen their strategic partnership.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy, the EU's rotating president, said at a joint press conference at the summit that EU welcomes India, as a large country, to engage in developing nuclear energy, adding that this clean energy will be helpful for the world to deal with the global climate change.

Sarkozy said the EU and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan pledged to accelerate talks on a free trade deal and expected to finish the deal by 2009.
Published by Mike Hitchen, Mike Hitchen Consulting