B D Narayankar
Press Trust of India
Bangalore, Nov 15: India today welcomed Australian
Government's move towards reversing its ban on uranium exports
to India.
"We welcome Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard's
proposal to seek a change in Australia's Labour Party's
policies and sale of uranium to India in recognition of our
energy needs for the impeccable record in non-proliferation
and strategic partnership between two nations," External
Affairs Minister S M Krishna told reporters here.
Krishna said India attaches great importance to its
relations with Australia which are growing across the board.
He also said energy was one of the key areas of
bilateration cooperation between India and Australia.
Krishna's comments on the sidelines of the ongoing Indian
Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation (IOR-ARC)
here come in the wake of Gillard making a strong pitch for
uranium sale to India.
Gillard has said she will urge the party faithful at next
month's Labor national conference to reverse a ban on uranium
exports to India and lifting the ban was another step forward
in Australia's relationship with India.
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