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Softening of stance? The CPI(M) General Secretary, Mr Prakash Karat, and Polit Bureau member Mr Sitaram Yechury after the UPA-Left meeting on the Indo-US civil nuclear agreement in the Capital on Friday. - Ramesh Sharma Our Bureau New Delhi, Nov. 16 The Government announced on Friday that it would approach the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to kick-start India-specific safeguard negotiations after its Left allies softened their stance and agreed to the move. Following a meeting of the UPA-Left committee here, the Left parties allowed the Government to hold initial talks with IAEA on condition that it would not enter into an agreement without the prior approval of the Left. The breakthrough for the UPA Government comes after a three-month long standoff on the issue with the Left parties, who had stalled the process of operationalisation of the India-US civil nuclear cooperation agreement. Panel meetThe External Affairs Minister, Mr Pranab Mukherjee, made the announcement that the Government would approach the IAEA after the UPA-Left committee, formed to break the deadlock on the issue, met here for their sixth meeting over the last couple of months. “The Government will proceed with the talks and the outcome will be presented to the committee for its consideration before it finalises its findings,” Mr Mukherjee said. A statement read out by Mr Mukherjee after the meeting said, “the findings of the committee will be taken into account before the operationalisation of the India-US civil nuclear cooperation agreement.” CPI(M) sees no crisis for Govt Fission over fusion UPA, allies bid to find middle ground with Left India cannot afford to miss the nuclear bus, says PM Treaties with foreign countries — Executive vs legislative powers More Stories on : Politics | Foreign Relations | Power
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