By NNN-KUNA
Paris, France : France and the UAE are expected to sign a four-billion-euro agreement to provide the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with the potential to develop civil nuclear energy, French diplomatic sources said Friday.
The agreement should be signed during a visit to the UAE by French President Nicolas Sarkozy on January 15, the sources, speaking on condition of anomymity, told reporters in a briefing.
France will provide the know-how and expertise to develop the civil nuclear energy project in the UAE, said the sources.
The agreement is of Sarkozy’s strategy to providing civil nuclear energy to non-nuclear countries.
another agreements are expected to be signed with the UAE including the enforcement of military cooperation, intellectual property rights, education as well as examining transport projects mainly in rail sector, and for education, said the sources.
Sarkozy leaves January 13 for a three-day trip to the Gulf region and will visit Saudi Arabia and Qatar before visiting the UAE.