India will send a joint technical team of atomic energy experts to Namibia to resolve issues which are impeding supply of uranium to India from Namibia, the world’s fourth largest producer of uranium.
The issue came up for discussion during bilateral talks between Mukherjee and Namibian President Hage G Geingob. Mukherjee conveyed to the Namibian President that India despite being a non-NPT signatory, has entered in nuclear fuel supply arrangements with 12 countries.
The Namibian side then expressed the desire to study those arrangements, Secretary Economic Relations Amar Sinha told reporters here while giving details of the talks.
He termed it as a “positive move” that Namibia is ready to engage with India on the issue. India had signed a treaty with Namibia in 2009 for the peaceful nuclear energy use but it is yet to be implemented. Sinha said Namibia expressed “strong wish” to implement it.
The Namibian side said minerals in their mines do not get them revenue, according to Sinha. One of the suggestions given by the Namibian side was to let an Indian company mine the fuel but it is yet to be evaluated.