Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar and Japanese ambassador Kenji Hiramatsu operationalized the civil nuclear cooperation agreement that was signed last November during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Tokyo after over six years of negotiations.

Diplomatic notes were exchanged with the Japanese envoy to India to formalize the completion of the process on Thursday.

“The India-Japan Agreement for Cooperation in the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy entered into force on July 20, 2017, with the exchange of diplomatic notes between Dr. S. Jaishankar, Foreign Secretary and H.E. Mr. Kenji Hiramatsu, Ambassador of Japan to India,” said a statement from the Ministry of External Affairs.

“This Agreement is a reflection of the strategic partnership between India and Japan and will pave the way for enhanced cooperation in energy security and clean energy. It seeks to promote full cooperation between the two countries in the development and uses of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes on a stable, reliable and predictable basis,” said the statement.

Japan is a major player in the nuclear energy market and an atomic deal with it will make it easier for US-based nuclear plant makers Westinghouse Electric Corporation and GE Energy Inc to set up atomic plants in India as both these conglomerates have Japanese investments.

US, Russia, South Korea, Mongolia, France, Namibia, Argentina, Canada, Kazakhstan and Australia are amongst other countries that have signed the civil nuclear deal with India.

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