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French President Nicolas Sarkozy. (AP) del.icio.us Digg It!  new Last update - 13:27 29/12/2007 Sarkozy, in Egypt, offers French nuclear assistance to Cairo By Reuters Tags: Egypt, Nicolas Sarkozy  France stands ready to help Egypt develop civilian nuclear technology, French President Nicolas Sarkozy told an Egyptian newspaper ahead of meetings in Egypt with President Hosni Mubarak. "Egypt has considerable energy needs and it naturally envisages constructing nuclear reactors," Sarkozy told Egypt's Al-Ahram newspaper, according to a French language transcript provided by his office on Friday. "France, which probably has the best expertise and the greatest experience in the matter, is ready to cooperate with Egypt, if it wants," he said. Advertisement Sarkozy, who has been holidaying in Egypt since Tuesday, is due to begin an official visit on Sunday. In recent months, France has agreed nuclear cooperation deals with Morocco, Algeria and Libya and in July Sarkozy said the West should trust Arab states to develop such technology for peaceful purposes or risk a war of civilizations. Egypt said in October that it would build several civilian nuclear power stations to meet its growing energy needs. It ratified the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty in 1981 but said earlier this month it would not sign on to an additional protocol that would allow the UN nuclear watchdog the right to make intrusive short-notice inspections of nuclear facilities. It already has nuclear cooperation offers from China, Russia and Kazakhstan. France generates almost 80 percent of its electricity from nuclear power. State-controlled Areva is the world's biggest maker of nuclear reactors and its activities cover the full nuclear energy cycle from mining to waste. Related articles: News / Barak tries to lower tensions during meetings in Egypt Russia denies plans to deliver long-range S-300 missiles to Iran Sarkozy hosts Netanyahu in Paris, backs new sanctions against Iran Bookmark to del.icio.us Santa's helpers Foreign workers hope for citizenship for Christmas. He's ba-ack In a new audio tape Bin Laden vows to free Palestine.   1.   tourism and work for nicolas sarkozy 13:30  |  jean marie 29/12/07   2.   Stupid move by France 14:35  |  Brod 29/12/07   3.   re #2 16:50  |  Joey 29/12/07   4.   The only way to make an everlasting peace 18:19  |  Chris 29/12/07   5.   yes france needs export business 18:49  |  victor hardman 29/12/07   6.   # 2 brod 21:14  |  Axel 29/12/07   7.   Joey 21:51  |  christoph 29/12/07   8.   Axel (#6), that`s a lousy argument you know 21:52  |  christoph 29/12/07   9.   PR, French -(nuclear)- style. 22:04  |  Fortuna Benmayor 29/12/07   10.   To #4 Balance of power 22:07  |  Frank 29/12/07   11.   # 8 christoph 23:46  |  Axel 29/12/07   12.   To Frank #10 15:48  |  Advocate4Liberty 30/12/07

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