French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said Friday his country is interested in forging civil nuclear cooperation with India but it will await the outcome of talks between India and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on a safeguards agreement.
"We are in favor of initialing a sort of strategic agreement but we have to wait for the (International Atomic Energy) Agency," Kouchner said after meeting Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
Kouchner, who arrived here for a three-day visit on Thursday, said France is in favor of India getting back to the international nuclear power agency.
Kouchner, whose visit is taking place about a month ahead of French President Nicholas Sarkozy's maiden tour here, said the two countries were working on a number of agreements.
"We have a lot of projects and we are eager to see their results during the visit of the President," said the French minister.
Source:Xinhua
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