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PM, Bush will work out action plan on N-deal

The next act in the nuclear-deal drama will unfold after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh holds talks with President George Bush in a pre-breakfast meeting on July 9 on the sidelines of the G8 summit in Japan. That's when he is expected to team up with Bush to run the last lap on a deal that continues to teeter on the precipice. In fact, Singh is expected to direct his officials to complete the safeguards agreement with IAEA after his return from Hokkaido in Japan.