Washington, Aug. 26 -- US President Donald Trump has sent Congress a proposed 30-year civil nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia, but insisted that the pact will only move forward if Riyadh agrees to normalise relations with Israel.
The agreement, reached in July and submitted to Congress on Monday, would allow US companies to export civilian nuclear technology to Saudi Arabia, including plans for AP1000 reactors.
The project could be worth tens of billions of dollars and would benefit Westinghouse, which is jointly owned by Canada-based Cameco and Brookfield Asset Management.
"The president's position has not changed that the agreement will only move forward if Saudi Arabia joins the Abraham Accords," a US administration offi...