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CANBERRA, April 3 Asia Pulse - China will only use Australian uranium for peaceful purposes, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao says.
Foreign Minister Alexander Downer today signed two agreements with China's Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing on supplying uranium to China.
The agreements, signed following a meeting between Mr Wen and Prime Minister John Howard, cover nuclear transfer and nuclear cooperation.
"This is solely for peaceful purposes," Mr Wen told a media conference through an interpreter.
"China and Australia are both members of the IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) and therefore when we proceed with our nuclear cooperation we must observe the principles of the NPT (Non Proliferation Treaty).
"The agreement we entered today has provided ...