India and the United States on Thursday reached an agreement on civil nuclear cooperation, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and U.S. President George W. Bush said Thursday in New Delhiafter a meeting.

Singh said they had reached an understanding on implementation of civil nuclear cooperation of July 18, 2005, to which the two sides had been committed. He added that India's civil nuclear separation plan is "successfully completed" and now it is on to the U.S. Congress.

The prime minister said India had finalized the identification of civilian nuclear facilities to which India is committed.

India will now move the International Atomic Energy Agency to have an India-specific safeguard agreement in place, Singh added.

Meanwhile, when asked on the deal being taken to the U.S. Congress, Bush said Congress should understand that the deal is in U.S. interests.

He told Singh that "We have made history."

Bush said the agreement had been difficult for him as well as the Indian prime minister. He said he applauded Singh for his courage in reacting to the agreement.

The prime minister said Bush and he had had cordial and productive discussions Thursday morning.

Source: Xinhua