Obama backs India's NSG bid
Washington, June 8, 2016, PTI
US President Barack Obama on Tuesday supported India’s candidature for membership of the elite Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) as he discussed with Prime Minister Narendra Modi ways to take bilateral ties to new heights.
Addressing the media jointly with Modi after over hour-long talks at the White House, Obama said it was natural for India and the US, two of the biggest democracies, to “deepen and broaden” partnership.
Modi said the two leaders discussed a wide range of issues, particularly ways to take the bilateral economic ties to new heights. The other issues discussed by them included terrorism, clean energy, climate change, regional security and cyber security.
During his remarks to the media, Obama said they discussed progress made in the Civil Nuclear agreement.
“I indicated support to India being a part of NSG,” the US president said, while underlining that India needs technology which is critical for its progress and prosperity.
Modi later said: “I am thankful for the help and support that my friend president Obama has extended with regard to membership in Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) and NSG.”
Obama said non-proliferation of nuclear material and technology was also discussed. “I also mentioned the prime minister’s very effective participation in the Nuclear Security Summit,” he said.
While stating that they also discussed “important regional issues”, Obama said the US and India have a “shared vision of peace and development” and that “complex issues” should be resolved diplomatically.
Modi said India and the US have worked shoulder-to-shoulder in meeting the challenges that face, not only the two countries, but the entire world.
“Over the last two years, India and the US have been cooperating on global issues like climate change, nuclear security, terrorism...I feel proud, not just as friends but as two countries, on this and we will continue to work shoulder-to-shoulder,” said Modi.
After his seventh meeting with the US president since 2014, the prime minister said he and Obama would meet in September on the sidelines of the G-20 Summit in China. Till that time, Modi hoped, they would be able to make progress in a number of areas, including the “dream of climate justice”.
Addressing the media jointly with Modi after over hour-long talks at the White House, Obama said it was natural for India and the US, two of the biggest democracies, to “deepen and broaden” partnership.
Modi said the two leaders discussed a wide range of issues, particularly ways to take the bilateral economic ties to new heights. The other issues discussed by them included terrorism, clean energy, climate change, regional security and cyber security.
During his remarks to the media, Obama said they discussed progress made in the Civil Nuclear agreement.
“I indicated support to India being a part of NSG,” the US president said, while underlining that India needs technology which is critical for its progress and prosperity.
Modi later said: “I am thankful for the help and support that my friend president Obama has extended with regard to membership in Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) and NSG.”
Obama said non-proliferation of nuclear material and technology was also discussed. “I also mentioned the prime minister’s very effective participation in the Nuclear Security Summit,” he said.
While stating that they also discussed “important regional issues”, Obama said the US and India have a “shared vision of peace and development” and that “complex issues” should be resolved diplomatically.
Modi said India and the US have worked shoulder-to-shoulder in meeting the challenges that face, not only the two countries, but the entire world.
“Over the last two years, India and the US have been cooperating on global issues like climate change, nuclear security, terrorism...I feel proud, not just as friends but as two countries, on this and we will continue to work shoulder-to-shoulder,” said Modi.
After his seventh meeting with the US president since 2014, the prime minister said he and Obama would meet in September on the sidelines of the G-20 Summit in China. Till that time, Modi hoped, they would be able to make progress in a number of areas, including the “dream of climate justice”.
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