Bush signs nuclear pact with India

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Source: CCTV.com | 10-09-2008 08:35

US President George W. Bush signed a piece of legislation on Wednesday that reverses three decades of American policy, allowing his country to enter India's multi-billion-dollar nuclear market.

President Bush signs the United States-India Nuclear Cooperation Approval and Nonproliferation Enhancement Act during a ceremony in the East Room of the White  House in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2008. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

The agreement on civil nuclear cooperation permits US businesses to sell nuclear fuel, technology, and reactors to India, in exchange for safeguards and UN inspections at India's civilian, but not military, nuclear plants.

Bush says the legislation is the result of three years of diplomatic work.

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and her Indian counterpart Pranab Mukherjee are expected to sign the overall nuclear cooperation accord on Friday.

Editor:Zhang Pengfei