EU to pressure India over Iran | Bangkok Post: news

The European Union looked to push India at a summit on Friday to use its commercial and diplomatic influence to try to bring Iran back to the negotiating table over its disputed nuclear programme.

Indian Prime minister Manmohan Singh (C) speaks to European Council president Herman Van Rompuy (L) as EU Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso (R) looks on prior to a meeting and signing ceremony in New Delhi on February 10, 2012. The European Union looks set to push India at a summit February 10 to use its commercial and diplomatic influence to try to bring Iran back to the negotiating table

The move came a day after New Delhi announced it would send a large business delegation to Iran to exploit an opportunity to boost bilateral trade at a time when Europe and the United States are trying to isolate the Islamic republic.