ir ' s ▁visit ▁end ▁of ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁the ▁British ▁group ▁B P ▁signed ▁a ▁natural ▁gas ▁contract ▁for ▁ 9 0 0 ▁million ▁dollars . ▁ ▁Furthermore , ▁Le ▁Paris ien ▁alleg ed ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁that ▁the ▁agreement ▁concerning ▁nuclear ▁techn ologies ▁did ▁not ▁concern ▁des alin ization ▁of ▁sea ▁water , ▁but ▁focused ▁on ▁particular ▁on ▁the ▁ER P ▁third - gener ation ▁nuclear ▁re actor , ▁of ▁a ▁worth ▁of ▁$ 3 ▁billion . ▁The ▁Paris ian ▁newspaper ▁c ited ▁Philippe ▁D ela une , ▁the ▁deput y ▁of ▁the ▁deput y ▁director ▁of ▁international ▁affairs ▁of ▁the ▁CE A ▁atomic ▁ag ency , ▁which ▁is ▁the ▁main ▁share - holder ▁of ▁Are va , ▁the ▁firm ▁which ▁products ▁ER P ▁react ors . ▁Although ▁the ▁French ▁President ▁denied ▁any ▁relationship ▁between ▁the ▁deal ▁with ▁Are va ▁and ▁the ▁liber ation ▁of ▁the ▁Six , ▁Le ▁Paris ien ▁points ▁out ▁a ▁trou bling ▁chron ology : ▁Are va ▁was ▁called ▁to ▁present ▁its ▁products ▁to ▁Lib ya ▁end ▁of ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁a ▁short ▁time ▁before ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁the ▁Six . ▁The ▁French ▁Social ist ▁Party , ▁through ▁the ▁voice ▁of ▁Jean - Louis ▁Bian co , ▁declared ▁that ▁this ▁deal ▁was ▁" ge opol it ically ▁ir respons ible ". ▁The ▁German ▁government ▁also ▁den ounced ▁the ▁agreement . ▁Through ▁S iem ens , ▁they ▁det ain ▁ 3 4 %