07-13-2008, 10:24 PM
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'SP backed N-deal on grounds of national interest'</b>
Mumbai (PTI): Samajwadi Party General Secretary Amar Singh, on Sunday said his party decided to support the Indo-US nuclear deal after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's assurance that the country's sovereignty was in no way jeopardised and the Hyde Act will not be a part of the deal.
"Manmohan Singh has assured us that Hyde Act, under which the US will provide India access to civilian nuclear technology, is not the part of our N-deal and it will not affect the sovereignty of India," Singh said. Samajwadi Party has supported the N-deal on the grounds of national interest, Singh told reporters.
Asked whether India's stand on Iran has to be in sync with the US as mentioned in the Hyde Act, he said the prime minister has assured that "our relations with Iran would be friendly". Singh said "Iran is our old friend and our relations with them would be friendly even after the commencement of the N-deal".
'SP backed N-deal on grounds of national interest'</b>
Mumbai (PTI): Samajwadi Party General Secretary Amar Singh, on Sunday said his party decided to support the Indo-US nuclear deal after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's assurance that the country's sovereignty was in no way jeopardised and the Hyde Act will not be a part of the deal.
"Manmohan Singh has assured us that Hyde Act, under which the US will provide India access to civilian nuclear technology, is not the part of our N-deal and it will not affect the sovereignty of India," Singh said. Samajwadi Party has supported the N-deal on the grounds of national interest, Singh told reporters.
Asked whether India's stand on Iran has to be in sync with the US as mentioned in the Hyde Act, he said the prime minister has assured that "our relations with Iran would be friendly". Singh said "Iran is our old friend and our relations with them would be friendly even after the commencement of the N-deal".