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China-France nuclear deal signing postponed: source
AFP
PARIS
Petroleumworld.com 07 30 07
The planned signing Tuesday of a letter of intent by China and France on the construction in China of two nuclear reactors by the French group Areva has been postponed, a French source said Monday.
But he stressed that "the principle of a letter of intent remains intact, with the date (of the signing) to be decided."
|"The initial date of July 31... was postponed for technical and calendar reasons."
Areva declined to comment on the report.
Sources said here last week that French Economy Minister Christine Lagarde would travel to the Chinese capital for the signing on Tuesday of a letter of intent covering a project to build two EPR reactors.
The deal, which could be worth close to six billion euros (8.2 billion dollars), would link Areva and its Chinese partner, the China Guangdong Nuclear Power Corporation (CGNPC), which operates reactors at Daya Bay and Ling Ao in southern China.
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AFP 30 1037 GMT 07 07
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