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India, France ink five agreements
New Delhi, January 25, 2008
India and France [Images] on Friday signed five agreements,
including one for cooperation in the field of nuclear
research.
The agreements were signed after talks between Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh [Images] and visiting French President Nicolas
Sarkozy in New Delhi.
The agreement between French Atomic Energy Commission and the
Department of Atomic Energy was for constructing and operating
Jules Hotowitz (JH) reactor. The reactor will be built by the
French Atomic Commission at Cadarache in France.
A Memorandum of Understanding that establishes cooperation
between the Baba Atomic Research Centre and the Tata Institute
of Fundamental Research on the one hand and GANIL on the other
on the use of spiral 2 high intensity beam production system
will be signed in Mumbai.
GANIL (Grand Accelerateur National d"Ions Lourds) is a heavy
ion accelerator based at Caen in France.
Both countries also agreed to intensify exchanges between
their nuclear scientists, establish structures for training
and undertake nuclear safety research.
In addition, the dialogue between nuclear safety authorities
of respective countries will be reinforced, especially in the
context of future industrial cooperation.
In the defence sector, an agreement was signed on mutual
protection of classified information while both sides agreed
to take defence ties beyond buyer-seller relationship.
They decided to initiate detailed discussion on status of
Forces Agreement and agreed to intensify joint programmes and
prospects in defence industry, conduct joint research and
facilitate transfer of technology.
Agreements were also signed on transfer of sentenced prisoners
and on India-French Development Cooperation through French
Development Agency.
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