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Sarkozy Sees UN OK on Indian Nuke Deal

NEW DELHI-French President Nicolas Sarkozy said Friday that the U.N. nuclear watchdog and India appear to be within weeks of an agreement on oversight of New Delhi's civilian nuclear program—a deal that is key to a U.S. atomic deal with the South Asian country. The announcement came on the first day of Sarkozy's two-day visit to India aimed at cementing French-Indian diplomatic and political links. Notably absent was Sarkozy's girlfriend, model-singer Carla Bruni, who declined to accompany him, reportedly because they were not yet married.India's deal with the International Atomic Energy Agency would be an important step in finalizing India's landmark atomic energy deal with the United States—as well as allowing it to press forward with similar agreements with France and other nuclear powers."India has never proliferated, and it has made it clear that it wants to separate its civil nuclear program from its military one," Sarkozy said at a joint news conference with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh."To the best of my knowledge, it's only a matter of weeks and the authorization (from the IAEA) will be given," he told reporters.The IAEA had no comment on Sarkozy's claim, said the agency's spokesman, Peter Rickwood.France and India have completed negotiations on a civilian nuclear technology agreement, the two leaders said, but Sarkozy added that the agreement is dependent on India concluding its own agreement on nuclear safeguards with the IAEA.India's booming economy is desperate for energy, and such deals would allow India to buy nuclear fuel and reactors. They would also bring India into the nuclear mainstream after decades of outsider status because of its refusal to sign non proliferation treaties and its testing of nuclear weapons.France has an extensive nuclear program and is anxious to sell to India.Sarkozy will be the guest of honor at India's Republic Day celebrations Saturday.Singh described his talks with Sarkozy as "very productive and wide- ranging.""This partnership is long standing and rests on shared values and similar approaches to regional and global issues," the prime minister said.Much of the attention ahead of Sarkozy's trip had been on Bruni.Sarkozy, 52, and Bruni, 40, reportedly met in November, soon after his October divorce from Cecilia, his second wife. Sarkozy's openness about his private life has surprised many French, accustomed to presidents who keep their love lives under wraps.
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