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Clinton optimistic on signing India defence pact

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Saturday said she expected to finalise a defence agreement essential to allowing US companies to sell sophisticated arms to India.

Updated on: Jul 18, 2009, 12:18:01 IST
Reuters | By , Mumbai
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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Saturday said she expected to finalise a defence agreement essential to allowing US companies to sell sophisticated arms to India.

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"We are working very hard to finalise a number of agreements. I am optimistic that we will get such agreements resolved and announced," Clinton told reporters in Mumbai in response to a question about the arms "end-user monitoring" pact required by US law.

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