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Once IAEA pact in place, will bring deal to House: Pranab

Signalling that the UPA government is still hopeful of taking the Indo-US civil nuclear deal forward, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said the Government would take a "sense of the House' on the deal before it is taken up for ratification by the US Congress. "Even if you have the right to sign the treaty, for implementation of the international treaty, you require legislations and these have to be done by Parliament. If at that point of time, Parliament refuses to move the legislation, the international agreement will be of no use,' Mukherjee told reporters.