"There are some countries which need to make more efforts," said Kawamura.India's unilateral and voluntary moratorium on nuclear testing is one such effort, he said. That, in fact, was also the basis for Japan's decision to sign a pact with India for cooperation in peaceful uses of nuclear energy. Amid reports that the MoU signed had run into technical difficulties, Japan said it was convinced that things were moving in the right direction. "I have a positive sense that we are making appropriate efforts," said Kawamura. Japan is currently legally vetting the pact signed and after some clarifications will look to sign the final agreement.

Source: Times of India September 04, 2016 17:08 UTC