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I said this before and I repeat it. When I read about this Statement, I raised this matter with the French President. He was gracious enough to tell me that as far as France is concerned, there would be no restriction on the transfer of these technologies. In fact, he volunteered. He said: If you want me to go public, even I am willing to do that. So, my understanding of this area is that there is no consensus in the Nuclear Suppliers Group to debar India from access to reprocessing and enrichment technology. Madam, in the course of discussion, some hon. Members has raised the issue of our accepting pre-conditions for transfer. It is India's view, which has been consistently voiced in all worlds fore, that global warming is taking place and taking place here and now and that its adverse consequences will impact most heavily on developing countries like India. The reference to a two degree centigrade increase as a threshold reflects a prevalent scientific opinion internationally and only reinforces what India has been saying about the dangers from global warming.