Prime Minister Manmohan Singh expressed happiness that the
Indo-US nuclear deal crossed another hurdle following its
approval by the US House of Representatives but said he would wait for the "final outcome" before the accord could be toasted.
With the US Senate yet to give its clearance to the 123 Agreement, Singh said the House approval was not the end of the legislative process.
"I am happy that one hurdle has been crossed but I think that is not the end of the legislative process. So we will wait for the final outcome," the prime minister told reporters accompanying him on his trip to France at the end of his five-day US visit.
The House approval on Saturday brought the historic accord one step closer to President George W Bush's signature.
Though the landmark 123 Agreement was cleared by the House, it must be adopted by the Senate which could be considering amendments.
Shortly after the news of the House approval broke in New York on Saturday while Singh was addressing the Indian community members at a reception there at the end of his US visit, the prime minister