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This is an archive article published on January 15, 2008

Fourth round of IAEA talks today

India is hoping to wrap up the negotiations for the IAEA safeguards...

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India is hoping to wrap up the negotiations for the IAEA safeguards at the fourth round of talks in Vienna on Wednesday.

The third round of talks in Vienna last week failed to finalise the agreed text. Though the talks with the IAEA so far covered a lot of ground, some more technical aspects need to be discussed before arriving at the text of the agreement.

At the heart of the matter is the Indian requirement of placing in the safeguards agreement a mention of its right to take “corrective measures” in case there is disruption in fuel supplies. Also, both sides are still to agree on the specifics of the amount of fuel that India may hold in its strategic reserve to cater for the lifetime supply of its reactors — an issue which both sides feel would be resolved in due course.

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