Normally, the next meeting of NSG would have been held sometime next year. By Agencies | Posted 27-Jun-2016At Mexico's suggestion, an NSG meeting would be held this year to consider the entry criteria for non-NPT countries like IndiaNew Delhi: NSG is likely to meet again before the end of the year to discuss membership of non-NPT signatories like India. See you soon: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the SCO summit last week. Diplomatic sources yesterday said that at the suggestion of Mexico, it has now been decided that another meeting of NSG should be held before the end of the year to consider the entry criteria for non-NPT countries. Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Vikas Swarup said, “We will keep impressing upon China that mutual accommodation of interests, concerns and priorities is necessary to move forward bilateral ties.”Swarup also said that though India did not get “expected results” at the Seoul meeting, the country will continue to make determined efforts to get into NSG.

Source: Mid-Day June 27, 2016 04:28 UTC