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Libya, Ukraine sign nuclear power deal
Tripoli (AFP) May 26, 2009 Libya and Ukraine on Tuesday signed deals to cooperate in both peaceful civilian nuclear energy and in defence during a visit by Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko. They also signed agreements on protection of information and higher education, an AFP reporter said. After arriving in the north African country on Monday, Tymoshenko said the former Soviet republic needed to diversify its energy sources to reduce its dependence on energy from Russia. "Our independence would be greater if we were energy-independent and if we diversified our supply sources," she said following talks with Libyan Prime Minister Baghdadi Mahmoudi. Mahmoudi said on Monday that "Libya has several offers for civilian nuclear cooperation but we prefer to do it with Ukraine." Tripoli has already signed similar accords with both Moscow and Paris. Ukraine currently has four nuclear power stations supplying the country with around half of its electicity needs. Tymoshenko on Monday suggested that Libya build an oil refinery in the port of Odessa as well as petrol stations "to distribute its (oil) production in Ukraine and Europe." Both states have said they are also ready to waive visa requirements for their respective citizens in a bid to boost mutual investment. On Tuesday Tymoshenko also met Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi and gave him a letter from Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko, the official JANA news agency reported. Share This Article With Planet Earth
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