"I sincerely hope that the settlement which is now before the US Congress will be approved in a manner which will be satisfactory from the point of view of both our countries," the prime minister said.
"And when the history is written, I think it will be recorded that President George W Bush played a historic role in bringing the two democracies closer to each other," Singh, who acknowledged Bush's efforts in bringing the massive transformation of the India-US relations, said.
Bush said the deal, signed by the two leaders in July, 2005, has taken "a lot of work on both our parts, a lot of courage on your part".
It was in US interest to have a "good, strong strategic relationship with India and we've worked hard to achieve that...one such sign of that relationship is the India-US civilian nuclear agreement," Bush said.
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