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US Senators meet Mukherjee, talk N-deal
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NewsByte on 30 May, 2008 01:34:33
 
The Indo-US nuclear deal, stuck due to opposition of the Left parties, on Friday
came up during a meeting two American senators had with External Affairs
Minister Pranab Mukherjee.
A range of regional and international issues were discussed during the
30-minute meeting Senators Russel D Feingold and Robert P Casey Jr held with
Mukherjee.
Asked whether the nuclear agreement came up during the deliberations, Feingold
said the two sides discussed a wide range of issues including the deal.
"We also discussed recent developments in Pakistan, issues in Afghanistan as
also Burma," he said after the meeting.
The issue of terrorism also figured in the meeting as the leaders deliberated
on broad challenges faced by India and the United States, Casey said.
Feingold said the External Affairs Minister gave them "an excellent description
of the region" and the two sides shared ideas to strengthen the strong and
enduring relationship enjoyed by the two countries.
The nuclear deal has to receive the nod from the US Congress after India signs
the safeguards agreement with the IAEA and gets exemption from the NSG
guidelines to participate in international nuclear commerce.
The US has been insisting that the deal should reach the Congress by July.