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Live Updates: No decision on India's NSG bid as China remains adamant
DNA WEB TEAM | Fri, 24 Jun 2016-11:20am , dna webdesk
Follow live updates here
The plenary meeting of the 48-member Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) ended on Friday with no decision on India's membership bid as divisions persisted over admitting non-NPT members with China leading the opposition to it.
China's stand that India's membership application cannot be considered because it has not signed the Nuclear Non- Proliferation Treaty (NPT) was backed by nearly 10 other countries which effectively torpedoed India's bid although it had the strong backing of the US, the UK, France and a majority of countries in the nuclear trading group. Earlier, the chief Chinese negotiator, Wang Qun continued to vehemently oppose India's membership of NSG.
Wang, Director General of China's Department of Arms Control, told reporters that there was no consensus on the NSG membership of non-NPT countries like India. He insisted that for a country to be a member of NSG, signing of the NPT "is a must". This rule has not been set by China but by the international community, he added.
Wang warned "if exceptions are allowed here or there on the question of NPT, the international non-proliferation will collapse altogether".
Meanwhile, Switzerland has also reportedly opposed India's bid. "Switzerland also joins group of countries in #NSG who oppose Indian bid for NSG citing India being a non NPT state," reported ANI quoting sources. The development comes weeks after India managed to win crucial support of Switzerland ahead of a key meeting of the 48-nation bloc.
12:25 PM
-Participating governments reiterated firm support for effective implementation of NPT as cornerstone of international non-proliferation regime.
-They called on all states to exercise vigilance and to ensure effective implementation of all UNSCRs relevant to work.
-Switzerland will assume Chairmanship of the NSG from 2017 to 2018 and countries welcomed Switzerland’s plans to host the next Plenary.
11:07 AM
Brazil had supported India's bid for NSG at the meet but called for a common criteria for all non-NPT states.
11:03 AM
Top crucial NSG meet in Seoul ends
10:17 AM
Canada supports India's bid for NSG in the top body meet
09:38 AM
China remains unmoved, says NSG will not discuss India's bid
In a major blow to India, China on Friday said that the Nuclear Suppliers' Group (NSG) will not discuss its membership bid into the elite group, adding that New Delhi will first have to sign the Nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty (NPT), as it is a must and a major criteria set up by the NSG.
Speaking to ANI here, Director-General of the Arms Control Department of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China Wang Qun asserted that India's membership has 'never ever' been on the agenda of the NSG and that there is no such agenda item for the two-day plenary, adding that there is no point of China opposing or supporting India as well as the membership of other countries.
"One thing is clear that India?s membership has never ever been taken up as an agenda item. In the two plenary sessions, there was no extraordinary session on this matter. There is no such agenda matter. In the caveat there could be observations and interventions but that's all," he said.
(ANI)
09:35 AM
Here's is what China has to say on India and Pakistan's NSG bid :
-Differences on admitting non-NPT members, NSG will not take up India's case as of now, Chinese chief negotiator said.
-China does not back Pakistan or India to be admitted in NSG till they follow rules laid down by the members
-NSG consensus in favour of a Non Proliferation Treaty, we hope India joins the NPT first
-Signing NPT first is one of five criteria, its not set by China but by group as a whole
-China also says it is ready to hold Nuclear bilateral talks with India
09:29 AM
Switzerland also joins a group of countries in NSG who oppose Indian bid for NSG citing India's non-NPT status. During PM's visit earlier this month, they had supported India's bid.
DNA WEB TEAM | Fri, 24 Jun 2016-11:20am , dna webdeskFollow live updates here
The plenary meeting of the 48-member Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) ended on Friday with no decision on India's membership bid as divisions persisted over admitting non-NPT members with China leading the opposition to it.
China's stand that India's membership application cannot be considered because it has not signed the Nuclear Non- Proliferation Treaty (NPT) was backed by nearly 10 other countries which effectively torpedoed India's bid although it had the strong backing of the US, the UK, France and a majority of countries in the nuclear trading group. Earlier, the chief Chinese negotiator, Wang Qun continued to vehemently oppose India's membership of NSG.
Wang, Director General of China's Department of Arms Control, told reporters that there was no consensus on the NSG membership of non-NPT countries like India. He insisted that for a country to be a member of NSG, signing of the NPT "is a must". This rule has not been set by China but by the international community, he added.
Wang warned "if exceptions are allowed here or there on the question of NPT, the international non-proliferation will collapse altogether".
Meanwhile, Switzerland has also reportedly opposed India's bid. "Switzerland also joins group of countries in #NSG who oppose Indian bid for NSG citing India being a non NPT state," reported ANI quoting sources. The development comes weeks after India managed to win crucial support of Switzerland ahead of a key meeting of the 48-nation bloc.
12:25 PM
-Participating governments reiterated firm support for effective implementation of NPT as cornerstone of international non-proliferation regime.
-They called on all states to exercise vigilance and to ensure effective implementation of all UNSCRs relevant to work.
-Switzerland will assume Chairmanship of the NSG from 2017 to 2018 and countries welcomed Switzerland’s plans to host the next Plenary.
11:07 AM
Brazil had supported India's bid for NSG at the meet but called for a common criteria for all non-NPT states.
11:03 AM
Top crucial NSG meet in Seoul ends
10:17 AM
Canada supports India's bid for NSG in the top body meet
09:38 AM
China remains unmoved, says NSG will not discuss India's bid
In a major blow to India, China on Friday said that the Nuclear Suppliers' Group (NSG) will not discuss its membership bid into the elite group, adding that New Delhi will first have to sign the Nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty (NPT), as it is a must and a major criteria set up by the NSG.
Speaking to ANI here, Director-General of the Arms Control Department of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China Wang Qun asserted that India's membership has 'never ever' been on the agenda of the NSG and that there is no such agenda item for the two-day plenary, adding that there is no point of China opposing or supporting India as well as the membership of other countries.
"One thing is clear that India?s membership has never ever been taken up as an agenda item. In the two plenary sessions, there was no extraordinary session on this matter. There is no such agenda matter. In the caveat there could be observations and interventions but that's all," he said.
(ANI)
09:35 AM
Here's is what China has to say on India and Pakistan's NSG bid :
-Differences on admitting non-NPT members, NSG will not take up India's case as of now, Chinese chief negotiator said.
-China does not back Pakistan or India to be admitted in NSG till they follow rules laid down by the members
-NSG consensus in favour of a Non Proliferation Treaty, we hope India joins the NPT first
-Signing NPT first is one of five criteria, its not set by China but by group as a whole
-China also says it is ready to hold Nuclear bilateral talks with India
09:29 AM
Switzerland also joins a group of countries in NSG who oppose Indian bid for NSG citing India's non-NPT status. During PM's visit earlier this month, they had supported India's bid.
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