Mineral-rich Malawi is keen to go for joint exploration of its uranium reserves with India as part of its efforts to attain energy security.
India and Malawi can work together to explore uranium sites as this country has huge deposits of the mineral, Vice President Joyce Banda said last night.
Her statement came after the two countries inked three pacts in fields like agriculture and small enterprises during Vice President Hamid Ansari's three-day visit here as part of his tri-nation week-long Africa tour.
"We have discovered Malawi has huge deposits of uranium. We can work with Indian government to explore other sites of uranium deposits," Banda said replying to a query on what kind of assistance the country wants from New Delhi.
While India has proposed a Memorandum of Understanding in the field of coal resources, Malawi has suggested that the scope of the MoU should be expanded to include development of other mineral resources such as uranium, which is an important source of energy, she said.
"What is paramount for Malawi is energy security. Mining of uranium is just a component of energy. Uranium is just a part of the larger picture," she said.
Ansari, meanwhile, left for Botswana today on the final leg of his southern Africa tour, which had also taken him to Zambia, after conclusion of his visit here.
