ndia and Canada have signed a Civilian Nuclear Cooperation Agreement. The agreement will enable the supply of nuclear material and technology to India by Canada. The agreement was signed in Toronto after talks between the Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh and his Canadian counterpart Stephen Harper.Addressing a joint press conference after the signing of the agreement with the Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Dr Manmohan Singh said the nuclear material that Canada will supply under the agreement, will be fully safeguarded under the terms of the agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency.The Canadian Prime Minister said India is very forthcoming with safeguards and he has absolute confidence on those matters.India and Canada also signed three MoUs in the areas of Earth Science and Mining, Culture and Higher Education.The Prime Ministers of India and Canada strongly condemned terrorism in all its forms and manifestations and agreed for greater cooperation in counter-terrorism and security-related matters. Reiterating the need for intensifying global cooperation in combating terrorism, the two countries called for an early conclusion and adoption of the Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism within the UN framework.India and Canada also committed to expanding a range of activities and institutional frameworks that will contribute to the shared goal of increasing bilateral trade to 15 billion US Dollars annually in the next five years.
News On AIR | June 28, 2010 2:04 PM
India and Canada sign agreement on Civil Nuclear Cooperation