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India will present its case for SC at UN summit: PM

PTI | ByRajesh Mahapatra (Associated Press), New Delhi
Sep 11, 2005 07:16 PM IST

Manmohan, who left for Paris en route to New York, will also meet with Pak Prez Musharraf to discuss peace effort.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Sunday that he will push for a permanent seat on the UN Security Council and discuss civilian nuclear energy cooperation when he visits the United States this week to attend a United Nations summit of world leaders.

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"It is our intention to further expand cooperation in the fields of trade and investment, defences, space, civilian nuclear energy, advanced science and technology," Singh told reporters before his departure.

Singh, who left for Paris en route to New York, will also meet with Pakistan's President Gen Pervez Musharraf to discuss the ongoing peace effort.

In Paris, Singh plans to meet with French President Jacques Chirac, who has long supported giving civilian nuclear technologies to India and New Delhi's claim to a permanent seat on the UN Security Council.

Singh's meeting with Chirac comes days after British Prime Minister Tony Blair visited New Delhi and said the European Union and India will discuss how they can cooperate in civilian nuclear energy. Britain currently holds the Presidency of the European Union.

In New York, Singh plans to meet with US President George W Bush, Chinese President Hu Jintao, Russian President Vladimir Putin and other world leaders on the sidelines of the summit. India will "present its case" for expanding the Security Council, he said. He will also attend a high-level meeting to review the implementation of the UN Millennium Development Goals, adopted a decade ago.

Singh will meet with American business leaders and other top officials in the Bush administration. "My visit gives an opportunity to interact with the CEOs of important US companies interested in India," he said.

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