1 Amendments of Ana GOMES related to 2008/2135(INI)
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes the India-US civil nuclear partnership agreement and the Nuclear Suppliers Group waiver, which enables other nations to cooperate with India on nuclear issues and opens the way for EU firms to compete in India's nuclear energy market; stresses that this waiver reaffirms India’s commitment to non-proliferation; notes that India has not signed the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty or the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (NPT), and has made no commitments on fissile material cut-off; stresses that this waiver will give India a sui generis status, offering India the privileges of a recognised nuclear- weapons state while imposing none of the obligations of the NPT, namely those concerning nuclear disarmament and the transparency of the nuclear weapons programme; notes that the Nuclear Suppliers Group's decision represents a breach of the letter and the spirit of the NPT and a disincentive for other non- signatories to sign this Treaty;