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No goalposts being moved in nuke deal, says David Mulford

The US on Friday rejected suggestions that goalposts were being moved regarding implementation of the nuclear deal with India.

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NEW DELHI: The United States on Friday rejected suggestions that goalposts were being moved or bars being raised regarding implementation of the nuclear deal with India.
 
"There is no need for suspicion regarding the US-India civil nuclear agreement. The agreement remains the same agreement agreed in July 2005 in Washington and concluded formally when President Bush visited India in March 2006", US Ambassador to India David C Mulford said while chatting on the web with a cross-section of people including mediapersons.
 
"We are now engaged in negotiating certain detailed aspects of the bilateral agreement necessary to implement the deal and to seek the necessary change in law in the US Congress. No goalposts are being moved, no bars are being raised. It's just plain steady work to get the job done", he said.
 
Mulford said, "There is no lull in the process of implementing the US-India nuclear agreement" and what is needed is patience.
 
"The fact is that this agreement is complicated and has many moving parts, including changing the US law in Congress, changing the rules of the Nuclear Suppliers Group and creating a new India-specific protocol on safeguards with the IAEA. These things take time....
 
"Everyone needs patience and continued application to
enable this unique exception to be made for India…" the US ambassador said.
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