Russia signs deal to build Turkey's first nuclear power plant
09:49, 7 August 2009
ANKARA. August 7. KAZINFORM The prime ministers of Russia and Turkey signed an agreement Thursday on the two countries' nuclear cooperation and Russian firms' participation in the construction of Turkey's first nuclear power plant; Kazinform cites RIA Novosti.
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Russia would soon coordinate construction details with the Turkish authorities and start implementing the project.
"We intend to coordinate the details shortly and start the construction," he said after a meeting with his Turkish counterpart, Tayyip Erdogan.
"The victory of a Russian-Turkish consortium in the tender to build Turkey's first NPP opens wide opportunities for our countries. Both sides are evidently interested in the project," Putin said.
He added that the Russian price to build the Turkish nuclear plant was 50% lower than the U.S. price; Kazinform refers to RIA Novosti.
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