New Delhi (PTI): The UPA-Left committee on the Indo-US civil nuclear deal is likely to meet on May 5.

The date was tentatively decided during consultations between External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee and Left leaders, sources said.

The Committee last met on March 17 when the government shared with Left parties the draft safeguards agreement reached with IAEA in February.

The committee, set up last year to resolve differences between the government and Left allies over the nuclear deal, is expected to deliberate at the upcoming meeting whether or not India should sign the safeguards agreement with IAEA.

At the last meeting, the Left parties had conveyed that they would study the agreement and spell out their position when the committee meets again.