June 23, 2010 10:44 AM

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Indo-Canada nuclear deal on cards during PM visit

<br/>India and Canada are likely to ink a number of agreements including one on Civil Nuclear Energy cooperation during the bilateral talks Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh will have with his Canadian Counterpart Stephen Harper on the sidelines of the Toronto G20 summit on Sunday. <br/> <br/>Secretary West in the Ministry of External Affairs, Vivek Katju said, the two countries have made considerable progress on a host of areas on economic and commerce, science and technology, Agriculture and Civil nuclear cooperation. <br/> <br/>He said, both countries have achieved progress in these areas and another agreement on Social security is also on the anvil. Mr. Katju said, MoUs on minning, Higher education, and Culture are also likely to be signed by New Delhi and Ottawa during the Prime ministers visit to Toronto.<br/> <br/>Mr. Katju said, the report on the Kanishka air tragedy is being studied and points out that due attention was not given to the extremist angle of the incident prior and after the incident. <br/> <br/>Briefing the media on the Prime Minister’s visit to the G20, Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao said, the Prime Minister will also hold talks with leaders of the participating countries in the Summit.<br/> <br/>Ms. Rao said the Prime Minister’s delegation include Deputy Chairman of the Planning Montek Singh Ahluwalia who is the G20 Sherpa from India and National Security Advisor Shivshankar Menon. She said, Toronto summit with the theme ‘Recovery and New Beginnings’ will review the implementation of the decisions taken in the previous G20 summits and give direction to the global economic recovery. <br/>

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