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Kuwait are to hold talks with major French nuclear contractor Areva regarding the Gulf state developing nuclear power stations in the country.Â
News agency Reuters reported that French Economy Minister Christine Lagarde has met with Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah, the Kuwaiti ruler and had discussed the development of nuclear energy capital partnerships between French companies and Kuwait.
“Civil nuclear power … will be further developed with meetings due to be held in the coming days between Areva and the Kuwaiti authorities,” Lagarde is reported by Reuters as saying.
“We hope to make significant progress shortly,” she added.
Kuwait has been trying to develop its nuclear for some time to help ever-growing domestic demand for electricity and water desalination. .
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