Prez to discuss nuke cooperation in South Korea, Mongolia

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 Prez to discuss nuke cooperation in South Korea, Mongolia
       New Delhi, Jul 22(PTI) Talks on civil nuclear cooperation
 will figure very high on the agenda when Indian President
 Pratibha Patil holds talks with her South Korean and Mongolian
 counterparts during her week-long visit to these two countries
 from Sunday.
       "It (civil nuclear issue) is a topic which will
 definitely be discussed. I think both the countries have
 interest in this subject and it will definitely come up for
 discussion between the two Presidents," Joint Secretary (East
 Asia) in Indian Ministry of External Affairs Gautam H
 Bambawale told reporters here on Friday.
       "We have had a few rounds of discussions and
 negotiations. Let us see how it proceeds during the visit," he
 said when asked about the status of the proposed nuclear
 agreement between India and South Korea.
       Both India and South Korea had concluded their
 negotiations on civil nuclear cooperation last year during a
 meeting between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and South Korean
 President Lee Myung-bak on the sidelines of the ASEAN Summit
 in Hanoi.
       Patil will be visiting South Korea between July 24-26 and
 Mongolia from July 27-30. (more) PTI AKV
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       "A number of important agreements are likely to signed at
 Seoul and Ullan Bator during the visit," MEA spokesperson
 Vishnu Prakash said while briefing the media on the
 President's visit aimed at enhancing India’s ties with the two
 countries, especially in the field of nuclear sector and trade
 and investment.
       Bilateral trade between India and South Korea grew more
 than 40 percent in 2010 after operationalisation of the
 Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) to touch
 21 billion dollars.
       "It is well on course to attain the 30 billion dollar
 mark by 2014.... Now India has already become the seventh
 largest export destination for Korea," Prakash said. PTI AKV
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