India seeks German support for its nuke deal with US

"I really hope we will win Germany's support for the accord with the US on civil nuclear energy," Germany's Handelsblatt business daily quoted Singh as saying, in a preview of its Friday edition.

"Britain, France and Russia also back it," he told the paper, in a wide-ranging interview before he arrives in Germany on Sunday for a three-day visit.

New Delhi's deal with Washington in March would enable India to receive American nuclear technology and fuel even though it is not a signatory of the benchmark arms control pact, the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).

India and the United States want Germany's support as Berlin is a key member of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) of 45 nations that possess the most advanced technology and which must approve the nuclear accord.