WASHINGTON: Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told a high-level Indian delegation here that she was meeting key lawmakers in a bid to secure a quick approval of the agreement before the Congress ends its session on September 26.

Rice briefed visiting MPs led by Parliamentary Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi about the steps being taken by the Bush Administration to push the deal through Congress. During the meeting with Ravi, Rice expressed happiness at the present state of the depth and width of the bilateral ties, while the Indian Minister is said to have voiced satisfaction over the "right direction" of relations.

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