New Delhi, Jan 25: France and India today decided to give a new impetus to their cooperation for the development of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes as an expression of their strategic partnership.
The joint statement issued after discussions that President Nicholas Sarkozy had in Delhi said that both sides look forward to the finalisation of India-specific safeguards agreement with the International Atomic Energy Commission (IAEA) and the adjustment of international civil nuclear cooperation framework. France expressed its support for the same.