Bush to sign US-India nuclear accord tomorrow
Washington, Oct 7 (UNI) US President George W Bush will sign a bill containing the US-India nuclear agreement in the East Room of the White House tomorrow.
A White House Spokesman gave this information yesterday in reply to a question.
Earlier, State Department's Deputy Spokesman Robert Wood, in reply to a question yesterday, said he did not know as to when the measure would be signed.
He, however, said, ''It's just administrative matters, as the Secretary (of State Condoleezza Rice) referred to. I'm not aware of any concerns that the Indian Government may have, but I'd refer you to them with regard to any concerns that they might have.'' He said ''We have had extensive discussions with the Indians with regard to this agreement and we have covered a wide range of areas.
I
think
the
fact
that
we
were
able
to
get
this
agreement
done
says
a
lot
about
what
we
have
all
gone
through
in
terms
of
working
with
Congress,
with
the
Indian
Government
and
with
others
in
the
international
community
to
bring
this,
you
know,
agreement
to
fruition.''
Though
the
deal
had
not
yet
finally
been
signed,
Mr
Wood
pointed
out,
''let's
be
real.
I
mean,
the
deal
has
been
reached,
and
it's
a
great
deal
for
both
India
and
the
United
States.''
When
a
correspondent
insisted
on
knowing
the
timing
of
the
signing
of
the
agreement,
Mr
Wood
said,
''I've
learnt
never
to
put
timeframes
on
things
like
this.
We
will
just
have
to
see.
But
the
important
thing
to
realise
is
that
the
agreement
has
been
done,
and
it's
a
good
agreement
for
all
of
the
parties.''
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