Russia could put Syrian reactor back on track

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Russian President Dimitry Medvedev has signaled his country is considering putting back on track a nuclear reactor in Syria that was under develpment by North Korea when it was bombed by Israel as a threat, according to a report in Joseph Farah's G2 Bulletin.

On a visit to Syria, Medvedev said construction of the reactor, hit by the Israelis two years ago, is under consideration.

"Cooperation on atomic energy could get a second wind," Medvedev said.

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Syria has sought new sources of energy, including nuclear, since the country has major electricity shortages and its power generation capabilities fall one-third short of demand due to its expanding population.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said that he and the Russian president "talked about oil and gas cooperation, as well as constructing conventional or nuclear powered electricity stations."

Reaction from the Israelis to the prospect of Russian assistance in building a reactor in Syria is expected to be highly negative. In September 2007, Israel bombed a facility in Syria reported at the time to be under construction with the help of North Korea to provide nuclear materials.

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