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Russian nuclear group Rosatom would be interested in taking an equity stake in French peer Areva if the French government allows it, a top Rosatom executive said on Dec. 27.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd would consider investing in nuclear company Areva , which is being bailed out by the French government, the president of the Japanese company told the Asahi newspaper.

?We will no doubt be consulted (by Areva). Because of our long relationship and, if cooperation is sought, we would consider it seriously,? Shunichi Miyanaga said in an interview.

Parliament?s General Assembly accepted in the early hours of April 1 an international agreement between Turkey and Japan for the construction of Turkey?s second planned nuclear plant.
 
With the approval, the legal framework for the construction of the plant has been laid. 

French utility GDF Suez said it received guarantees from Areva about nuclear reactors in Turkey as well as wind turbines in France that it plans to build with the nuclear group.