China insists on consensus among NSG members to admit India

June 07, 2016 21:26

As China and the United States concluded their two-day key annual strategic talks in Beijing on Tuesday, China insisted on consensus and full discussion within the Nuclear Suppliers Group to admit India into the elite grouping.

"Members within the group still differ on the accession of countries which are not party states to the treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT)," Chinese Foreign Ministry said in a written response to a PTI query.

The ministry was responding to a question on India securing Switzerland's support on the NSG and whether the issue figured in the Strategic and Economic Dialogue with US.

"China stands for continuous and full discussions within the group on this issue in order to forge consensus and make a decision based on agreement," the Ministry said, adding that it has been "explicitly" articulated Beijing's position to the Indian media in recent weeks.

The ministry, however, did not respond to the question whether the issue was discussed with the US during the strategic talks which covers all aspects of the bilateral ties and multilateral issues of interest to China and the US.

While the US has backed India's inclusion in the 48-member NSG, China is reportedly supporting Pakistan though it maintains that Islamabad too is not a signatory to the NPT.

The issue was expected to figure in the plenary meeting of the NSG on June 9 in Vienna.

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