Indo-US nuke deal discussed in G8

New Delhi: At the G8 Summit, India offered to set up a dedicated safeguard facility for reprocessing atomic fuel.

The offer was made during the meeting between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and US President George W Bush on the sidelines of the G8 on Friday afternoon.

It also includes an Indian offer to negotiate a higher level of safeguards with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

The proposals followed detailed discussions between officials of the two countries that also involved National Security Adviser M K Narayanan and his American counterpart Steve Hadley.

However, The primary agenda that at the G8 Summit discussed was climate. The summit emphasized the importance of engaging all major emitters of greenhouse gases in discussions to tackle climate change, including their commitment to participate in the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change conference in December 2007 in Bali, Indonesia, with a view to achieving a comprehensive agreement to succeed the Kyoto Protocol when it expires in 2012.