New Delhi and Seoul have finalised a civil nuclear agreement which now awaits signature, National Security Adviser Shivshankar Menon told journalists after a meeting between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit here.
The two leaders discussed issues relating to the G-20 summit, which will be hosted next month by South Korea, the first time by a non-G-8 country. Mr. Lee mentioned the need for systematic implementation of decisions taken at G-20 meetings. Dr. Singh agreed that both sides would work together to achieve this aim, said Mr. Menon.
The two leaders did not discuss the stalled multibillion-dollar Posco project in Orissa.
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On Thursday, Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma, briefing journalists, said the issue would come up at the meeting and went on to state what Dr. Singh's response would be.