Ban On Uranium Exports To India

Australia's prime minister said on Wednesday that he will sign a uranium export deal with India for peaceful power generation this week, but added that exports of the nuclear fuel to Russia have been banned until further notice.

The Australian and Indian prime ministers held talks on Wednesday that could pave the way for Australia to sell uranium to energy-hungry India, after Canberra lifted a long-standing export ban that had strained bilateral relations.

Australia's ties with India are set to benefit from the ruling Labor Party's decision to lift a ban on exporting uranium to the growing Asian power, Australian Defence Minister Stephen Smith said on Monday.

Australia's ruling party voted on Sunday to overturn a long-standing ban on exporting uranium to India, despite fierce opposition from critics who argued such sales are unsafe because India has not signed the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty.

Prime Minister Julia Gillard has called on her ruling party to overturn its ban on Australia exporting uranium to India for peaceful purposes.

Australia's prime minister said on Wednesday that he will sign a uranium export deal with India for peaceful power generation this week, but added that exports of the nuclear fuel to Russia have been banned until further notice.

The Australian and Indian prime ministers held talks on Wednesday that could pave the way for Australia to sell uranium to energy-hungry India, after Canberra lifted a long-standing export ban that had strained bilateral relations.

Australia's ties with India are set to benefit from the ruling Labor Party's decision to lift a ban on exporting uranium to the growing Asian power, Australian Defence Minister Stephen Smith said on Monday.

Australia's ruling party voted on Sunday to overturn a long-standing ban on exporting uranium to India, despite fierce opposition from critics who argued such sales are unsafe because India has not signed the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty.

Prime Minister Julia Gillard has called on her ruling party to overturn its ban on Australia exporting uranium to India for peaceful purposes.