GNEP US-French bilateral pending;multilateral accord taking shape

摘要

A US-French bilateral agreement to cooperate on thenGlobal Nuclear Energy Partnership is nearing completion, andnwork on a multilateral “statement of principles” for GNEP isnalso under way, US and French officials said last week.nThe bilateral pact should be completed in fiscal year 2007,nwhich ends September 30, GNEP deputy program managernPaul Lisowksi said January 23 in remarks to an industry conferencenin Washington and a follow-up interview.nA French delegation visited Washington in mid-Januarynto meet with US officials on GNEP. French officials toldnPlatts following the visit that a text of the GNEP bilateralnagreement was ready but that details needed to be workednout before it could be finalized.