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Article: France optimistic about N-deal, business with India
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- The Hindustan Times
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- October 28, 2007
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New Delhi, Oct. 28 -- In spite of bleak forecasts, France is optimistic that the Indo-US nuclear deal, which promises to bring in billions of dollars for the French nuclear industry, will "eventually happen".
"We are optimistic. The deal will eventually happen," Philippe Favre, French ambassador for international investment and head of the government-run Invest in France Agency, told IANS here.
"We want India to reach all international agreements to make the deal effective. France can't unilaterally do nuclear business with India," said Favre ahead of French President Nicolas Sarkozy's visit to India in January next year. Sarkozy will be the chief guest at India's Republic Day function Jan ...