G8 Foreign Ministers' Meeting Statement, April 2013
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View ArticleExclusive: China commits $6.5 billion for Pakistani nuclear project
Source: Reuters Original post date: 24 December 2013China has committed $6.5 billion to finance the construction of a major nuclear power project in Pakistan's port city of Karachi as it seeks to...
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