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Amit Baruah and Vladimir Radyuhin
Supply of fuel to Tarapur plant Construction of more reactors Indian investment in Russian oil sector Cooperation in aerospace, defence
and Vladimir Radyuhin MOSCOW AT: his meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here on Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin took a positive view of further cooperation in the civilian nuclear sector including possible supply of fuel to the Tarapur plant as well as construction of additional reactors. Their wide-ranging discussionswere "far more productive" than anticipated, National Security Adviser M.K. Narayanan told presspersons. The Prime Minister told Mr. Putin that India appreciated the setting up of two Russian-built nuclear reactors in Koodankulam, Tamil Nadu, and hoped that such cooperation would be expanded.
Energy dialogue with U.S.
Energy cooperation figured in a brief interaction Dr. Singh had with U.S. President George W. Bush over lunch hosted by Mr. Putin as part of the 60th anniversary of victory in the Great Patriotic War. Mr. Bush said Dr. Singh's July visit to the U.S. would carry forward the energy dialogue. Referring to the Putin-Manmohan meeting, Mr. Narayanan said progress on the nuclear energy front could be expected sooner than later. Mr. Putin promised to look at "each one of these issues" once the celebrations were over. To a question on supply of nuclear fuel to Tarapur, which Russia ruled out as late as December 2004 citing the restrictions of the Nuclear Suppliers' Group, Mr. Narayanan said these issues were "in the pipeline". At his meeting, the Prime Minister also referred to the Weapons of Mass Destruction and Their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Bill, cleared by the Union Cabinet on May 4, to tighten export controls. It will be introduced in Parliament shortly. "Issues that existed previously would no longer exist in a month's time," Mr. Narayanan quoted the Prime Minister as having told Mr. Putin during the 45-minute meeting. Mr. Putin voiced support for Indian investment in the Russian oil and gas sector. Reiterating Russia's political backing, the President said all bilateral issues would be addressed in the "spirit of the special relationship" which existed between the two sides. "Russia has always stood by India and will always stand by India," he was quoted as saying. Mr. Putin supported the Prime Minister's proposal to set up a joint study group for considering the feasibility of a comprehensive economic cooperation agreement given the continuing poor trade relations. Both leaders stressed the need for promoting bilateral cooperation in high-technology areas including aerospace and defence. Dr. Singh confirmed that he would visit Russia again in November for the annual India-Russia summit. Mr. Putin said he was also looking forward to a visit by President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, the first-ever by an Indian head of state since the break-up of the Soviet Union in 1991. He is scheduled to arrive here on May 25.
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