India cancels briefing for IAEA members on safeguards agreement
The International Atomic Energy Agency on Wednesday said India has canceled a briefing with the U.N. body about the monitoring of its nuclear sites.
By Agencies |
VIENNA : The International Atomic Energy Agency says India has canceled a briefing with the U.N. body about the monitoring of its nuclear sites.
The UN's nuclear watchdog did not provide further details. India had called the meeting with IAEA members for Friday to brief it on a safeguards agreement that followed a deal with the U.S. in 2006.
If ratified in India, the bilateral deal would reverse three decades of U.S. policy by allowing atomic fuel and technology sales to India. India has not signed international nonproliferation accords but has tested nuclear weapons.
The UN body's 35-nation board has to approve the safeguards deal before India can do business with 45 nations that export nuclear fuel and technology. It is expected to do so at an Aug. 1 meeting.
The UN body's 35-nation board has to approve the safeguards deal before India can do business with 45 nations that export nuclear fuel and technology. It is expected to do so at an Aug. 1 meeting.
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