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Jim Risch: “I met with the sheikh in Dubai, and numerous government officials there, and I can't tell you how impressed I was with…”

On the recordOctober 6, 2009
I met with the sheikh in Dubai, and numerous government officials there, and I can't tell you how impressed I was with, not only the commitment, but the sincerity of the people in the UAE to pursue goals that are shared both by the UAE and by this country, as far as the use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes.
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Jim Risch
Republican · Idaho

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Risch expresses admiration for UAE's commitment to peaceful nuclear energy.

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