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India thanks IAEA chief for getting nuclear agreement through |
Visiting Director General of the International
Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Mohammad El-Baradei called on External Affairs Minister
S.M Krishna here on Wednesday. Talking to reporters after meeting El-Baradei,
Krishna said the visit gave India an opportunity to thank El-Baradei for his help
in getting the safeguard agreement through at the IAEA. "Well, I think he is on
his farewell visit and he is laying down his office by the end of October. He
has been a great friend of India and that has given us an opportunity of saying
thanks for all that he has done to get us the needed exemptions from the international
atomic energy agency," Krishna added. El-Baradei is on three-day farewell visit
to India. Earlier, El-Baradei was honoured with the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace,
Disarmament and Development. The award was given for El-Baradei's impassioned
opposition to the use of nuclear energy for military purposes and his unwavering
espousal of the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, sustained over the years. Mohamed
El-Baradei, during his thanksgiving speech after receiving the prize, expressed
his happiness at this lifting of restrictions on India's nuclear trade and placed
trust in India that it would maintain the highest standards of nuclear safety
and security. El-Baradei, 67, played an significant role in India clinching the
safeguards agreement with the IAEA, which paved the way for the Nuclear Suppliers
Group (NSG) clearing India's re-entry into international nuclear commerce last
year in September. |
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