Obama Supports Gillard's Decision To Sell Uranium To India

Melbourne, Nov 16: US President Barack Obama today virtually backed Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s plans to sell uranium to India saying it “seemed to be compatible with international law and the NPT”.

“India is a big player and the Australia-India relationship is one that should be cultivated,” Obama said in his apparent support to Gillard’s u-turn yesterday in which she expressed the country’s interest to sell uranium to India.

In a lighter vein, US President, who arrived in the country today, said, “I will watch with interest what’s determined” as he refuted today’s report that his administration had influenced Gillard’s decision.

‘The Australian’ daily had reported that Gillard had moved to lift the ban this week in a bid to strengthen the relation with the fast growing economic powerhouse and “there was some speculation that it was at the urging of the US.”


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