IAEA Board of governors approve the safeguard agrerment with consensus

[Marshal]

IAEA board of governors approve the India specific sefeguard agreement with consensus today.
Strongly backing the India specific safeguards agreement, IAEA chief on Friday said that it satisfies India's needs while maintaining "all the legal requirements" of the UN atomic watchdog.

Tabling the draft agreement before the 35 members of Board of Governors, the IAEA Director General Mohamed El Baradei said the agreement's "umbrella" nature provides a more efficient mechanism for ensuring that safeguards requirements can be met.

"It (agreement) satisfies India's needs while maintaining all the Agency's legal requirements. Such an "umbrella" approach could also be used for the conclusion of other 66-type safeguards agreements," El Baradei said.

According to India's Plan, which has been circulated for the information of all IAEA member States, a total of 14 reactors are envisaged to come under Agency safeguards by 2014, he said adding that six of them were already under IAEA supervision.

IAEA expected to start implementing the agreement at new facilities in 2009. Facilities will be notified by India to the Agency in stages and the Secretariat will inform the IAEA members when facilities are submitted for safeguards, he said.

The IAEA chief said India and the IAEA have already begun discussions on an Additional Protocol, which will be specific to the country.

The UN atomic watchdog's board of governors is meeting here to decide the fate of a safeguards agreement, a key step for the operationalisation of the Indo-US nuclear deal.

Sources said that a "smooth passage" of the safeguards agreement that will open up India's nuclear facilities to the inspections by the watchdog is expected.

As with other safeguards agreements between the Agency and Member States, the agreement is of indefinite duration, El Baradei said.
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[Marshal]

according to some reports apart from pakistan, Iran newzealand and Ireland expressed some reservation on this agreement but they did not opposed it as most of the countries were in the favor of this agreement so the devision could not take place, it is approved by the consensus.

 

[nitesh]

good news indeed, but two major hurdels still remains

1. Clearance by NSG members. This can scuttle the deal.
2. Clearance by US congress. I don't think it is a major problem because it is a number game and Mr. bush has numbers.

 

[Marshal]

good news indeed, but two major hurdels still remains

1. Clearance by NSG members. This can scuttle the deal.
2. Clearance by US congress. I don't think it is a major problem because it is a number game and Mr. bush has numbers.

I dont think NSG will be a hurdle as 19 of the IAEA board member are also the member of the NSG.

 

[nitesh]

I dont think NSG will be a hurdle as 19 of the IAEA board member are also the member of the NSG.

All I can say is hope for the best.

 

[BATMAN]

good news indeed, but two major hurdels still remains

1. Clearance by NSG members. This can scuttle the deal.
2. Clearance by US congress. I don't think it is a major problem because it is a number game and Mr. bush has numbers.

Where is the problem than?

It is not good news for the world and region. india has history of nuclear proliferation.

 

[nitesh]

Where is the problem than?

It is not good news for the world and region. india has history of nuclear proliferation.

Wow the whole world is fool who is planning to support India.

 

[BATMAN]

Wow the whole world is fool who is planning to support India.

No they are not fool they have their interests.
Even you have the support of present Pakistan govt. which was missing in past!
I again ask where do you see problem or hindrance as you claim?

 

[nitesh]

No they are not fool they have their interests.
Even you have the support of present Pakistan govt. which was missing in past!
I again ask where do you see problem or hindrance as you claim?

My point is that till the time it is passed keep the fingers crossed that's it.

 

[megatron_404]

Where is the problem than?

It is not good news for the world and region. india has history of nuclear proliferation.

The reason why India was supported was because it has a very clean history. Sir, please refrain from such comments. They are not true.

 

[Interceptor]

The reason why India was supported was because it has a very clean history. Sir, please refrain from such comments. They are not true.

Guilty until proven!

But what India has received wasn't on its own merits but due to its larger than self imagination, a false believe in acquiring ultimate power, to show off. It wont get India very far, except that its energy needs are met, though what about your Nukes.

I feel if India accepts the US offer, it will do it self no good, though that is my opinion, it will instigate wide spread instability, it will allow others to take ambitious needs in the field of Nuclear Power, the energy needs of Pakistan wont change because of this deal, the Pakistanis will take efforts to have a smilier if not better deal.

India is boasting its self as the great mammoth of south Asia. You are what you are.

 

[cactuslily58]

Where is the problem than?

It is not good news for the world and region. india has history of nuclear proliferation.

Lay off please !

 

[BanglaBhoot]

India-US deal 'legitimizes' Israel arsenal

Iran has warned that the IAEA's approval of a nuclear deal between the US and India legitimizes Israel's nuclear weapons ambitions.

Under its 2005 deal with the White House, India will be allowed to continue its nuclear weapons activities while receiving nuclear supplies from the US.

In return, India, which is not a signatory to the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), will open its nuclear energy sector to inspections by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

In a Friday address before the IAEA Board of Governors preceding the unanimous approval of the inspections agreement, the Iranian envoy to the Vienna-based agency Ali-Asghar Soltaniyeh voiced Tehran's reservations over the US-India nuclear trade deal.

"There is serious concern that the United States has taken this step with the intention to create a precedent and pave the way for Israel to continue its clandestine weapons activities," said Soltaniyeh.

Israel, the sole possessor of a nuclear arsenal in the Middle East, refuses to sign the NPT and provide safeguards to the international community.

According to a Washington-based military think tank, Tel Aviv has produced nuclear weapons with 'a yield of one megaton' -about twice as powerful as the most potent US-made atomic bombs.

"Iran expresses its serious concern about the double standard policy of the United States which has and shall undermine the credibility, integrity and universality of the NPT," Soltaniyeh continued.

Washington accuses Iran, a signatory to the NPT, of pursuing nuclear weapons. This is while the IAEA admits that there is no link between the use of nuclear material and the 'alleged studies' of weaponization attributed to Iran.

Apart from Iran, several countries including, Pakistan, Austria, Brazil, Japan, Ireland, and Switzerland also voiced reluctance about the US-India agreement.

The IAEA's Safeguards Agreement to inspect additional Indian facilities was the key to finalizing the US-India nuclear deal.

The 118 members of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), and the New Agenda Coalition (NAC), composed of Brazil, Egypt, Ireland, Mexico, New Zealand, South Africa, and Sweden, were also disappointed with the decision.

Press TV - India-US deal 'legitimizes' Israel arsenal

 

[BATMAN]

The reason why India was supported was because it has a very clean history. Sir, please refrain from such comments. They are not true.

Please, Sir, read the history first and which is not written by me, BTW.

If you fail to find references of indian proliferation than come back and I will open the pandora box for you and trust me on this one (comment) I can be a big help.

 

[Goodperson]

Please, Sir, read the history first and which is not written by me, BTW.

If you fail to find references of indian proliferation than come back and I will open the pandora box for you and trust me on this one (comment) I can be a big help.

If you are serious, You could pass on the information to the agencies which matter may be Pakistani or otherwise or to appropriate well known Journalists, You could do it fast before India approaches NSG. We do not need nuclear proliferation.