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Bush praises PM for his 'leadership at home'
V. S. Chandrasekar Toyako (Japan), July 10 (PTI) Even as the government battled with the political fallout of the nuclear deal, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday discussed the "progress" on the agreement with the U.S. President George W. Bush whopraised him for his "leadership at home".
"It was a really good meeting amongst two friends. And so, Mr. Prime Minister, thank you for joining us today, and congratulations on your leadership at home," Bush said during an extended 50-minute meeting which took place hours beforethe Left parties formally withdrew support to the U.P.A.
government in New Delhi.
The two leaders spoke in unison on strengthening the bilateral "strategic relationship" after Singh drove more than 100 k.m. from Sapporo at dawn to meet Bush at Hotel Windsor on the picturesque Mt. Poromoi in Japan's Hokkaido island, wherethe G-8 leaders are meeting for their annual summit.
The body language of the two leaders, the warm handshake they exchanged and highly appreciative words they used for each other clearly reflected the commitment both sides have in seeing the nuclear deal go through fast, giventhe time constraints.
"We talked about the nuclear deal--how important that is for our respective countries," was all Bush said in clear reference to the agreement the two leaders had reached oncivilian nuclear agreement in July 2005.
Bush described the meeting "as a conversation among friends" and added, "I respect the Prime Minister a lot. I also respect India a lot. I think it's very important that the United States continues to work with our friend to develop not not only a new strategic partnership, but a relationship that addresses some of the world's problems." At the joint press meet with Bush, the Prime Minister spoke of the "progress" made between the two countries inseveral areas including nuclear, defence, space and education.
Reciprocating U.S. President's compliments, Singh praised Bush's "magnificent" contribution to the bilateral relationship between the two countries which, he said, had moved "handsomely" forward in all areas since their firstmeeting in July, 2005.
"Our relationship has never been in such good shape as it is today.... It is the intention of my government, as I believe it is also the will of the Indian people particularly the thinking segments of the people that in this increasingly interdependent world that we live in whether it is the question of climate change or managing the global economy India and U.S. must work together shoulder to shoulder, andthat is what is going to happen".
Singh said the two countries were working together in multilateral institutions for the success of the Doha round ofW.T.O. negotiations.
"And I am very pleased with the state of our relationship, which has truly acquired the characteristic of a genuine strategic partnership," he said after the meeting butthe two leaders did not take any questions.
The Singh-Bush meeting came on the day the Left parties finally pulled the plug on the nuclear issue after the Prime Minister said that India will "very soon" approach the U.N. atomic watchdog I.A.E.A. for a safeguards agreement, astep crucial to operationalising the deal.
Bush said the two had discussed how the their countries could work together to grow each other's economies and and at the same time be responsible towards environment. PTI
"It was a really good meeting amongst two friends. And so, Mr. Prime Minister, thank you for joining us today, and congratulations on your leadership at home," Bush said during an extended 50-minute meeting which took place hours beforethe Left parties formally withdrew support to the U.P.A.
government in New Delhi.
The two leaders spoke in unison on strengthening the bilateral "strategic relationship" after Singh drove more than 100 k.m. from Sapporo at dawn to meet Bush at Hotel Windsor on the picturesque Mt. Poromoi in Japan's Hokkaido island, wherethe G-8 leaders are meeting for their annual summit.
The body language of the two leaders, the warm handshake they exchanged and highly appreciative words they used for each other clearly reflected the commitment both sides have in seeing the nuclear deal go through fast, giventhe time constraints.
"We talked about the nuclear deal--how important that is for our respective countries," was all Bush said in clear reference to the agreement the two leaders had reached oncivilian nuclear agreement in July 2005.
Bush described the meeting "as a conversation among friends" and added, "I respect the Prime Minister a lot. I also respect India a lot. I think it's very important that the United States continues to work with our friend to develop not not only a new strategic partnership, but a relationship that addresses some of the world's problems." At the joint press meet with Bush, the Prime Minister spoke of the "progress" made between the two countries inseveral areas including nuclear, defence, space and education.
Reciprocating U.S. President's compliments, Singh praised Bush's "magnificent" contribution to the bilateral relationship between the two countries which, he said, had moved "handsomely" forward in all areas since their firstmeeting in July, 2005.
"Our relationship has never been in such good shape as it is today.... It is the intention of my government, as I believe it is also the will of the Indian people particularly the thinking segments of the people that in this increasingly interdependent world that we live in whether it is the question of climate change or managing the global economy India and U.S. must work together shoulder to shoulder, andthat is what is going to happen".
Singh said the two countries were working together in multilateral institutions for the success of the Doha round ofW.T.O. negotiations.
"And I am very pleased with the state of our relationship, which has truly acquired the characteristic of a genuine strategic partnership," he said after the meeting butthe two leaders did not take any questions.
The Singh-Bush meeting came on the day the Left parties finally pulled the plug on the nuclear issue after the Prime Minister said that India will "very soon" approach the U.N. atomic watchdog I.A.E.A. for a safeguards agreement, astep crucial to operationalising the deal.
Bush said the two had discussed how the their countries could work together to grow each other's economies and and at the same time be responsible towards environment. PTI
