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India, Mauritius sign extradition treaty

By Our Diplomatic Correspondent

NEW DELHI NOV. 21. India and Mauritius signed an extradition treaty, a memorandum of understanding on non-conventional energy sources and an agreement to set up a World Hindi Secretariat while Hindustan Aeronautics clinched a deal to sell a Dornier aircraft to Mauritius.

The agreements were signed in the presence of the Prime Minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, and his visiting counterpart from Mauritius, Paul Berenger, after delegation-level talks at Hyderabad House this evening.

The two countries also agreed to conclude a comprehensive economic partnership agreement and set up a joint study group for the purpose, the External Affairs Ministry spokesman said after the talks.

Mauritius and India, he said, had also agreed to set up a Joint Working Group (JWG) on counter-terrorism at an early date. During the day, Mr. Berenger had meetings with the President, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, the Vice-President, Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, the Deputy Prime Minister, L.K. Advani, and the Human Resource Development Minister, Murli Manohar Joshi.

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