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April 08, 2013

Turkey raps US absence in $22bn nuclear tender: report
Ankara (AFP) April 06, 2013
Turkey's energy minister has criticised the United States not joining in the $22 billion tender to build the country's second nuclear power plant, local media reported on Saturday. "If we are not building the nuclear power plant with America, which strategic project will we handle with them?" Energy Minister Taner Yildiz was quoted as telling the daily Hurriyet newspaper. The minister said Washington's non-participation in the project was not compatible with the so-called "model partnership" bet ... read more

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