France, India Close to Nuclear Agreement

French President Jacques Chirac said a nuclear technology sharing agreement between France and India is close to becoming reality, the Associated Press reported today (see GSN, Feb. 15).

“France was the first country to argue at international level in favor of India, as a responsible power, gaining access to civilian nuclear technologies,” Chirac said in an interview with India Today magazine, published today.

The French president added that U.S. support would improve chances of an agreement being reached.

“We are close to reaching an agreement but more work is required on both sides,” he said (Associated Press, Feb. 17).

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