The diplomats from NSG countries held discussions over the draft for an hour before dispersing to meet again on Saturday.
Austria, New Zealand, Ireland and Switzerland maintained reservations. They were joined by China which raised some questions with regard to non-proliferation.
The Indian delegation led by Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon worked with these countries in early morning, making all-out efforts to ally their concerns.
One by one, skeptic countries started coming around to support the significant initiative. The Chinese told the Indian delegation at 7 am that they will back the initiative.
Austria was the last country to say yes, leading to a consensus.
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