Statement on behalf of Austria, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, and Switzerland at the NSG, Vienna, August 21/22
Mr. Chairman,
I take the floor on behalf of Austria, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, and Switzerland.
For three years, since July 2005, our countries have been closely following discussions on NSG relations with India. We have raised many questions and concerns in this group, and in other fora, as well as with interested Governments. And we have consistently said that we wished to see all elements on the table before taking a final position.
We fully appreciate the enormous demands upon the Indian Government in seeking to alleviate poverty and promote development for its large country and vast population. We fully recognise India’s unique need for a secure and plentiful supply of energy in order to achieve those objectives. We also appreciate India’s recent commitments in relation to non-proliferation.
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