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Australia will not sell uranium to India, will sell gas

Mr Smith reiterated that his country will not change its stand on uranium exports.

Australia keen to supply gas but baulks on uranium , The Hindu Business Line K Giriprakash Perth, June 7 Australia on Monday said it is willing to supply more gas to Indian companies but remained firm on its stand on supplying uranium to only NPT-signatory countries.

At the opening session of India-Australia Energy and Mineral Forum, the Australian Foreign Minister, Mr Stephen Smith, said his country wants to be a key supplier of energy resources in the Asia-Pacific region.

“I am sure we will continue to see the LNG relationship with India grow as further Australian LNG projects come on stream over the coming decade,” he told an audience consisting of Power Minister, Mr Sushil Kumar Shinde, and several top officials from both the governments as well as corporate heads……

Uranium exports

Later at the sidelines of the conference, Mr Smith reiterated that his country will not change its stand on uranium exports. “(For us) uranium export has been a long standing different policy approach. Australia does not supply uranium to the countries which are not part of the NPT and India has not agreed to sign the NPT. It is an area where there is a different policy approach between friends,” Mr Smith said. The Hindu Business Line : Australia keen to supply gas but baulks on uranium

June 9, 2010 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | AUSTRALIA - NATIONAL, politics international, uranium | antinuclear, Australia, nuclear, nuclear weapons, uranium