Paris (AFP) Oct 12, 2023
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French nuclear firm Orano signed an agreement potentially worth 1 billion euros with Mongolia on Thursday to extract uranium, the French presidency said.
Orano (formerly Areva) signed the deal during a state visit by Mongolian President Ukhnaa Khurelsukh, giving it exploitation rights alongside a local partner for the Zuuvch-Ovoo mine in the country's southwest.
A French official told