Friday, 04 June 2010 06:13 'A report by Luxembourg police has revealed President Sarkozy's involvement in a bribery scandal in the sale of French submarines to Pakistan in 1994. It is suspected that the money from the contract was used to finance a 1995 presidential campaign managed by Mr. Sarkozy to support candidate Edouard Balladur against Jacques Chirac, France 24 reports. On the sidelines of the sale of the submarines, tens of millions of euros were received by a company called Heine. The reports suggest that Nicolas Sarkozy, who at the time served as French finance minister in 1994, may have been involved in the creation of this company.' Friday, 04 June 2010 06:07 'Seeking to lighten the mood over Iran's nuclear program, Greece and Sweden have called for the implementation of the recent Tehran declaration on a potential nuclear fuel swap. Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou and Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt called for the implementation of the Tehran nuclear declaration in a telephone conversation with Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki late Wednesday, IRNA reported. Iran, Turkey, and Brazil signed a declaration in the Iranian capital on May 17, committing Tehran to shipment of 1,200 kilograms (2,640 pounds) of its low-enriched uranium in Turkey in exchange for 120 kilograms of 20-percent enriched nuclear fuel for the Tehran Research Reactor that produces radioisotopes for cancer treatment.' Read more: Greece, Sweden Back Iran Nuclear Enrichment Declaration
Friday, 4 June 2010
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