Washington - US President George W Bush assured Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that his administration was working to get prompt congressional approval on a deal that would allow the United States to share civilian nuclear technology to India.
"It's taken a lot of work on both our parts, a lot of courage on your part," Bush said. "And so we're working hard to get it passed as quickly as possible."
Washington, Sept. 26 : The entire suspense over the signing of the US-India civil nuclear deal seemed to evaporate during the meeting between President George W Bush and Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh. The two had a warm 30-minute meeting at the Oval Office, but no agreement was signed.
Addressing the media after the meeting, Bush told reporters that he is working hard to push the deal through.
"This agreement has taken a lot of work from both sides. We are working harder to make it possible," Bush said.
Washington, Sept. 26 : Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh met US President George W Bush at the White House on Thursday evening for a working dinner, even as the US House of Representatives took a decision to postpone the voting on the US-India civil nuclear deal to Friday.
Bush is reported to have told Singh that his administration is working hard to get the deal passed as quickly as possible and hoped that India would be satisfied by the final outcome.
Washington, Sept. 26 : House of Representatives Democrat Howard Berman, a known critic of the US-India civil nuclear deal, has told his fellow representatives that while he believes that integrating India into the global non-proliferation regime will be a positive step, he has concerns about "ambiguities" in the nuclear cooperation agreement that has been negotiated between the two countries.
Washington - Bosnia-Herzegovina and Montenegro were invited Thursday to join a group of countries seeking membership in the NATO alliance, the US State Department said Thursday.
The Adriatic Charter, which consists of Albania, Croatia and Macedonia, extended invitations to the two Balkan states during a meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said.
"This decision was made in the firm belief that this expansion of the charter will further strengthen mutual cooperation and advance Euro-Atlantic integration," McCormack said.
US President George W Bush assured Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that his administration was working to get prompt congressional approval on a deal that would allow the United States to share civilian nuclear technology to India.
The entire suspense over the signing of the US-India civil nuclear deal seemed to evaporate during the meeting between President George W Bush and Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh. The two had a warm 30-minute meeting at the Oval Office, but no agreement was signed.
Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh met US President George W Bush at the White House on Thursday evening for a working dinner, even as the US House of Representatives took a decision to postpone the voting on the US-India civil nuclear deal to Friday.
Washington, Sept. 26 : House of Representatives Democrat Howard Berman, a known critic of the US-India civil nuclear deal, has told his fellow representatives that while he believes that integrating India into the global non-proliferation regime will be a positive step, he has concerns about "ambiguities" in the nuclear cooperation agreement that has been negotiated between the two countries.
