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Qatar Leaders Confirm Interest in Acquiring Stake in Areva

By Ladka Bauerova and Tara Patel

March 25 (Bloomberg) — Two top Qatari leaders said the country is interested in buying a stake in French nuclear power producer Areva SA.

Qatar plans to invest in Areva as soon as the two parties reach an agreement, Qatar Investment Authority board member Hussain al-Abdulla and Minister of State for Energy Mohammed al- Sada said at an energy conference in Paris today. The investment authority is Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund.

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