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Australian Uranium for Indian Nuclear weapons?
By Global Security Newswire Staff
February 18, 2014
Australia is optimistic it can quickly conclude uranium-export talks with nuclear-armed India, the Times of India reported on Monday.
"We see it as a priority and want to move as quickly as possible," Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said to journalists as negotiators from the two nations met for a fourth time to discuss the potential nuclear trade agreement. "The political will certainly exists within this government."
Australia holds the planet's largest known uranium reserves, which energy-hungry India wants access to so it can expand its nuclear-power industry.
Canberra in recent years reversed course on its longstanding position against selling uranium to nations that have not signed the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty. India developed nuclear weapons outside the international accord.
Eager to support the uranium-mining industry and deepen strategic ties with Asia's largest democracy, the Liberal-National government in Canberra since coming to power last fall has worked to speed up the pace of uranium trade talks with New Delhi.
"We have a very strong commitment to making this deal happen," Australian Trade and Investment Minister Andrew Robb said. "We want to be seen as a trusted partner of India."
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott's administration has signaled it could be open to easing some of Canberra's past demands for assurances that Australian-origin uranium not be diverted to nuclear-arms efforts,
according to the Times.
"The points of difference are narrowing, we have a couple of things to work through," Bishop said.
Australia Anticipates Uranium-Export Deal Soon with India - NationalJournal.com
By Global Security Newswire Staff
February 18, 2014
Australia is optimistic it can quickly conclude uranium-export talks with nuclear-armed India, the Times of India reported on Monday.
"We see it as a priority and want to move as quickly as possible," Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said to journalists as negotiators from the two nations met for a fourth time to discuss the potential nuclear trade agreement. "The political will certainly exists within this government."
Australia holds the planet's largest known uranium reserves, which energy-hungry India wants access to so it can expand its nuclear-power industry.
Canberra in recent years reversed course on its longstanding position against selling uranium to nations that have not signed the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty. India developed nuclear weapons outside the international accord.
Eager to support the uranium-mining industry and deepen strategic ties with Asia's largest democracy, the Liberal-National government in Canberra since coming to power last fall has worked to speed up the pace of uranium trade talks with New Delhi.
"We have a very strong commitment to making this deal happen," Australian Trade and Investment Minister Andrew Robb said. "We want to be seen as a trusted partner of India."
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott's administration has signaled it could be open to easing some of Canberra's past demands for assurances that Australian-origin uranium not be diverted to nuclear-arms efforts,
according to the Times. "The points of difference are narrowing, we have a couple of things to work through," Bishop said.
Australia Anticipates Uranium-Export Deal Soon with India - NationalJournal.com
