09-09-2008, 10:25 PM
Good news from Beijing
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BEIJING: After an unexpected opposition in Vienna, China has welcomed the NSG granting a waiver to India to engage in nuclear commerce. China, however, has said that this cooperation should be "conducive" to safeguarding the global nuclear non-proliferation efforts.
"China hopes that the decision will contribute to peaceful use of nuclear energy and international cooperation on nuclear non-proliferation," the Chinese Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
China had joined hold-out countries like Austria, New Zealand and Ireland which were insisting on incorporating their concerns in the waiver but later relented after the US pushed hard to get the nod of the 45-member nuclear cartel.
"China believes that all countries are entitled to make peaceful use of nuclear energy, and conduct international cooperation in this regard," the statement said.
"Meanwhile, relevant cooperation should be conducive to safeguarding the integrity and efficacy of the international nuclear non-proliferation regime," the statement said.
Beijing's statement is being seen as a move to assuage New Delhi which has conveyed its unhappiness over the Chinese position at the NSG meet.
The tough negotiations at Vienna went down to the wire after China, which had sounded positive in the run-up to the NSG meeting, took a different line creating problems for a consensus on the waiver.
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BEIJING: After an unexpected opposition in Vienna, China has welcomed the NSG granting a waiver to India to engage in nuclear commerce. China, however, has said that this cooperation should be "conducive" to safeguarding the global nuclear non-proliferation efforts.
"China hopes that the decision will contribute to peaceful use of nuclear energy and international cooperation on nuclear non-proliferation," the Chinese Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
China had joined hold-out countries like Austria, New Zealand and Ireland which were insisting on incorporating their concerns in the waiver but later relented after the US pushed hard to get the nod of the 45-member nuclear cartel.
"China believes that all countries are entitled to make peaceful use of nuclear energy, and conduct international cooperation in this regard," the statement said.
"Meanwhile, relevant cooperation should be conducive to safeguarding the integrity and efficacy of the international nuclear non-proliferation regime," the statement said.
Beijing's statement is being seen as a move to assuage New Delhi which has conveyed its unhappiness over the Chinese position at the NSG meet.
The tough negotiations at Vienna went down to the wire after China, which had sounded positive in the run-up to the NSG meeting, took a different line creating problems for a consensus on the waiver.
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