Bush, Mukherjee discuss N-deal, bilateral ties
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External Affairs Minister, Pranab Mukherjee, met United States President George W Bush at the White House and discussed the entire gamut of bilateral ties, including the civil nuclear deal.
Washington: External Affairs Minister, Pranab Mukherjee, met United States President George W Bush at the White House and discussed the entire gamut of bilateral ties, including the civil nuclear deal. The 35-minute meeting, held at the Oval Office on Monday afternoon, was described as one in which the atmospherics were said to have been excellent and cordial. Bush and Mukherjee are said to have exchanged not only pleasantries but also discussed the width and depth of the United States-India relations that included the civilian nuclear initiative. Specific details of the meeting will be given by the Indian minister in a press conference scheduled for today. Apart from the Minister, the Indian delegation at the Oval Office were the Ambassador of India, Ronen Sen, the Foreign Secretary Sivshankar Menon, the Deputy Chief of the Indian Mission in Washington Raminder Singh Jassal and the Joint Secretary( Americas) of the Ministry of External Affairs, Gayatri Kumar. Present with Bush were his Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and his National Security Advisor, Stephen Hadley. (PTI)
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