Jordan eyes 3 more nuclear-cooperation agreements this year

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Jordan will forge nuclear deals with the Czech Republic, Japan and Romania this year and looks forward to signing one with the U.S. "in the near future," said Khalid Touqan, head of the Jordan Atomic Energy Commission. Until then, the commission and Worley Parsons, Australia's largest engineering firm, will hold discussions with pre-selected project bidders, he said. Bloomberg

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