Egypt may get technical assistance from the French on its quest for nuclear power. According to a statement made by French President Nicolas Sarkozy, France is willing to aid Egypt’s nuclear program.
“I find it natural for any country to seek nuclear energy,” Sarkozy told the chief editor of Al-Ahram newspaper. “France with no doubt has the best expertise and the greatest experience in this field and it is ready to cooperate with Egypt, if Egypt wants,” he said.
France generates most of its electricity with nuclear power.
Egypt has been looking to revive its nuclear program that was quashed in the 1980s following the incident at Russia’s Chernobyl. The country’s President, Hosni Mubarak, said that the government’s aim in developing nuclear power was to diversify Egypt‘s energy resources and preserve its oil and gas reserves for future generations. Mubarak has vowed to work with the International Atomic Energy Agency and not seek to create nuclear weapons.
