Canada, India to resume civil nuke tradeNovember 6, 2012 - 20:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Canadian uranium and nuclear hardware may soon be shipping to India for the first time in nearly four decades after a deal reached during Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s visit to New Delhi, The Globe and Mail reported. Canada and India announced they’ve cleared a diplomatic logjam that prevented Canadians from selling nuclear material and technology to the energy-hungry south Asian country. Mr. Harper, speaking to reporters, didn’t provide answers when asked when nuclear trade might resume or how the deal satisfied Canada’s concerns. Ottawa ended its nuclear trade with India in 1974 when India tested its first nuclear bomb using plutonium from a Canadian-donated test reactor. The ensuing fallout hampered bilateral relations for decades. Mr. Harper and his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh announced Tuesday, November 6 their countries had concluded difficult negotiations on resuming nuclear trade – talks designed to address Canadian concerns about verifying that any nuclear material supplied is only used for peaceful purposes. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Ruling MPs, Foreign Minister talk Armenia-Azerbaijan processes MOs from the ruling Civil Contract party met with the Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in the Armenian parliament. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. |