Wellington:
The 46-nation Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), which finished a two-day meeting in New Zealand on Friday, has called for more consultations and greater transparency on the China-Pakistan nuclear deal.
In what appears to be an indirect reference to the deal, the NSG has said in a statement: "The group took note of briefings on developments concerning non-NSG states. It agreed on the value of ongoing consultation and transparency."
China has agreed to build two nuclear power reactors in Pakistan - a deal that many including India - believe violates the NSG's strict guidelines.
Also, in a big relief for India, the NSG has not banned the transfer of enrichment and reprocessing technology to countries like India, which have not signed the Nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty (NPT) - something the Americans were pushing for.
Sources say that at the NSG meeting in New Zealand, Turkey spoke out against the ban and India's other key partners in nuclear commerce - Russia and France - also sought to defer it. This comes after heavy diplomatic lobbying by India.
In what appears to be an indirect reference to the deal, the NSG has said in a statement: "The group took note of briefings on developments concerning non-NSG states. It agreed on the value of ongoing consultation and transparency."
China has agreed to build two nuclear power reactors in Pakistan - a deal that many including India - believe violates the NSG's strict guidelines.
Also, in a big relief for India, the NSG has not banned the transfer of enrichment and reprocessing technology to countries like India, which have not signed the Nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty (NPT) - something the Americans were pushing for.
Sources say that at the NSG meeting in New Zealand, Turkey spoke out against the ban and India's other key partners in nuclear commerce - Russia and France - also sought to defer it. This comes after heavy diplomatic lobbying by India.
