Siemens weighs in as GE prepares Alstom power deal

PARIS/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Alstom's (ALO.PA) arch rival Siemens wants talks with the struggling French engineering group, the German company said on Sunday, the day General Electric (GE) boss Jeff Immelt is due in Paris to thrash out a deal to buy Alstom's global power arm. Siemens (SIE.DE) said in a statement that it had written a letter to "signal its willingness to discuss future strategic opportunities" with the French group. Economy Minister Arnaud Montebourg said last week that he plans a meeting with Immelt. A spokeswoman for Alstom, also a maker of railway rolling stock, had no immediate comment and could not confirm receipt of the letter.

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