PM seeks Swiss support for N-deal

NEW DELHI: Key Nuclear Suppliers Group member Switzerland on Wednesday asked India to give details of the civil nuclear agreement with the US as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh sought its support for the agreement.

The issue was discussed at talks between Singh and visiting President Micheline Calmy-Rey here.

"I requested the Prime Minister to have an Indian expert to explain the Indo-US nuclear deal," Calmy-Rey told reporters here when asked about Switzerland's position on the Indo-US nuclear agreement.

The Prime Minister said "someone" will travel to Switzerland to brief her government on the deal, she said.

Besides being a member of the NSG, Switzerland is a member of the IAEA Board of Governors.

After conclusion of the 123 agreement with the US, India is required to negotiate a safeguards agreement with the IAEA and approach the NSG to seek changes in the guidelines that regulate international nuclear trade.