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Cairo, Moscow sign contract for Egypt's first nuclear plant

Published: 11 Dec 2017 - 04:37 pm | Last Updated: 09 Nov 2021 - 06:08 am
Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) shakes hands with his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi upon his arrival at the presidential palace in the capital Cairo on December 11, 2017. / AFP / POOL / Alexander Zemlianichenko

Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) shakes hands with his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi upon his arrival at the presidential palace in the capital Cairo on December 11, 2017. / AFP / POOL / Alexander Zemlianichenko

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Cairo: Egypt and Russia signed a final contract on Monday for the building of Egypt's first nuclear power plant, during a visit to Cairo by President Vladimir Putin.

The contract to build the plant in Dabaa on the Mediterranean coast was signed during a ceremony shown on state television and attended by the Russian leader and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.