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| IAEA approves Indian safeguards agreement |
| 2008-08-01 |
| Vienna: The International Atomic Energy Agency on Friday approved India's safeguards agreement, with its 35-nation Governing Board adopting the draft text by consensus. Reconvening after a lunch break at 3:15 pm, the Board immediately agreed to IAEA Director General Mohammed el-Baradei's proposal that the draft safeguards agreement be adopted. Following the decision, a number of states, including India, will take the floor to make interpretative or declaratory statements. Among those who have indicated they will speak are Pakistan and Mexico. In his opening statement earlier in the day, Dr. el-Baradei said the text "is an Infcirc/66-type safeguards agreement based on the Agency's standard safeguards practices and procedures" for states that are not party to the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty. These agreements "are not comprehensive or full-scope safeguards agreements", he added. |
| Posted by:john frum |
| #1 Outstanding. |
| Posted by: Steve White 2008-08-01 11:28 |