0 Comments Putin and Erdogan launch construction of Turkey’s first nuclear reactor BelfastTelegraph.co.uk The leaders of Russia and Turkey have launched the start of construction for Turkey’s first nuclear power plant, as ties between the two nations deepen. https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/putin-and-erdogan-launch-construction-of-turkeys-first-nuclear-reactor-36770995.html https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/article36770994.ece/c4572/AUTOCROP/h342/bpanews_00cfb1a2-ec52-41f6-abc2-e076bd2951c7_1 Email The leaders of Russia and Turkey have launched the start of construction for Turkey’s first nuclear power plant, as ties between the two nations deepen. Russian President Vladimir Putin, on his first foreign visit since being re-elected on March 18, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan remotely gave the go-ahead for the construction of the Russian-built nuclear plant on the Mediterranean coast at Akkuyu. Mr Putin hailed the project as a symbol of growing co-operation between Russia and Turkey. “We face the ambitious goal of launching the first reactor in 2023 to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the foundation of the Republic of Turkey,” Mr Putin said during Tuesday’s ceremony. “We agreed with my dear friend, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, to do everything necessary to achieve that goal.” Mr Erdogan said the power plant would meet 10% of Turkey’s energy needs after all reactors become operational. “Thus we will have made our energy basket – still largely… Read full this story
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