India joins MTCR |
India on June 27, 2016, joined the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) as a full member and said its entry would be mutually beneficial to enhance global non-proliferation norms. Marking India`s first entry into any multilateral export control regime, Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar signed the instrument of accession to MTCR in the presence of France`s Ambassador-designate Alexandre Ziegler, The Netherlands` Ambassador Alphonsus Stoelinga and Luxembourg`s Charge d`Affaires Laure Huberty.India`s entry into the regime as its thirty-fifth member would be mutually beneficial in the furtherance of international non-proliferation objectives," External Affairs Ministry said in a statement.India would like to thank each of the thirty-four MTCR Partners for their support for India`s membership. The MTCR Point of Contact in Paris has conveyed the decision regarding India`s accession to the regime through the French Embassy in New Delhi as well as the Embassies of The Netherlands and Luxembourg, it said.India`s entry into MTCR comes days after it failed to get NSG membership due to stiff opposition from China and a few other countries.
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