Toyako, Japan - US President George W Bush and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh signalled Wednesday that they were making progress on a controversial agreement to sell US nuclear technology to India.
"We talked about the India-US nuclear deal, and how important that is for our respective countries," Bush told reporters.
"We talked about common opportunities, world problems, and we did it in a spirit of respect. And it was easy for me to do because I respect the prime minister a lot. I also respect India a lot," Bush added.
Bush and Singh met on the sidelines of a Group of Eight summit in Japan.
Singh said the relationship between their two countries had "never been in such good shape as it is today," highlighting "progress in nuclear cooperation."
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