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Condoleezza Rice praises India nuclear trade waiver
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice hailed a global atomic cartel's decision on Saturday to lift a 34-year-old ban on nuclear trade with India, a crucial step to sealing a controversial US-India civilian nuclear accord.
- Agencies
- Published: 19:14 September 6, 2008
Algiers: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice hailed a global atomic cartel's decision on Saturday to lift a 34-year-old ban on nuclear trade with India, a crucial step to sealing a controversial US-India civilian nuclear accord.
"It's a really very big step forward for the non-proliferation framework," Rice told reporters travelling with her on a tour of north African countries.
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