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U.S. sends top envoy to IAEA

WASHINGTON: The Bush administration has despatched a top envoy to Vienna to bolster support for the India-U.S. nuclear deal on Friday when India is to brief the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors on the safeguards pact.

U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs William Burns will be at the IAEA headquarters en route to Geneva for a weekend meeting over Iran’s controversial nuclear programme.

“Friday, he’s [Mr. Burns] going to have some consultations at the International Atomic Energy Agency, related to the nuclear deal,” State Department spokesman Sean McCormack told reporters here. “... I don’t have many more details for you than that, that he is going to be in Vienna at the IAEA for some consultations on the civil nuclear deal...,” he said of the trip by Mr. Burns. Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon will present India’s case at the IAEA.

The IAEA Board of Governors will meet on August 1 to discuss a draft safeguards agreement with India. India must also obtain a waiver from the NSG before it gets the approval of the U.S. Congress. — PTI

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