NSG waiver important for global energy security: Pranab Mukherjee

Manmohan Singh governement today warmly welcomed the all-important waiver of the Nuclear Suppliers Group and hailed it as a “recognition of India’s impeccable non-proliferation credentials and its status as a state with advanced nuclear technology”. External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee, in a statement said that this waiver will prove important for “both global energy security as well as to meet the challenge of climate change”.

“This is a forward-looking and momentous decision. It marks the end of India’s decades long isolation from the nuclear mainstream and of the technology denial regime. It is a recognition of India’s impeccable non-proliferation credentials and its status as a state with advanced nuclear technology”, said Mukherjee. He also mentioned that it will give an impetus to India’s pursuit of environmentally sustainable economic growth.

Especiallty thanking the US for the role it has played, Mukherjee said, “The opening of full civil nuclear cooperation between India and the international community will be good for India and for the world. We look forward to establishing a mutually beneficial partnership with friendly countries in an area which is important for both global energy security as well as to meet the challenge of climate change.”