http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6919248.stmGerman leaders have attacked French President Nicolas Sarkozy over a deal to provide Libya with a nuclear reactor for desalinating sea water.
Deputy Foreign Minister Gernot Erler said "politically this business is problematic", adding: "German interests are directly affected".
He told the German business daily Handelsblatt that the French and German governments should discuss the matter.
Germany's Siemens has a 34% stake in a subsidiary of French atomic firm Areva.
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