New Delhi: US President George W Bush is expected to sign the Indo-US nuclear Bill on Monday, December 18.
Sources tell CNN-IBN that the signing ceremony will take place at the East Room of the White House. On December 9 the US Congress had approved the landmark Bill, allowing civilian nuclear trade with India, for the first time in 30 years.
Earlier, indications were that Bush would sign the legislation passed last week in the House of Representatives and the Senate on Wednesday or Thursday.
Key lawmakers in the House and Senate, who were instrumental in getting the legislations done in their respective Chambers as also playing a pivotal role in the Conference Committee stage.
An agreement to have the civilian nuclear deal was reached between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and President Bush here in July 2005. The deal was finalised when Bush visited India in March 2006.
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