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Article: France signing contracts with Libya, including for nuclear reactor
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- December 10, 2007
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France and Libya will sign contracts worth about 10 billion (US$14.7 billion) on Monday, including for armaments and a nuclear reactor, the president said during a visit to Paris by Libyan leader Col. Moammar Gadhafi.
President Nicolas Sarkozy described the contracts as rewards for Tripoli's improved behavior.
The Libyan leader, long known as the champion of armed struggle and a sponsor of state terrorism, is seeking a fresh start on the world stage after doing away with weapons of mass destruction and making amends for terror attacks.
"We must encourage those who renounce terrorism, who renounce the possession of nuclear arms," Sarkozy said after a meeting with ...