Russian President Vladimir Putin may visit Turkey on April 27 for the inauguration of the country’s first nuclear power plant, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday.
Turkey’s first nuclear power plant, Akkuyu, will be built by Russian state-owned company Rosatom.
“Day 27 [de abril] maybe there is a possibility that Putin will come or we have an online system to connect us,” Erdogan said during an interview with Turkey’s private channel ATV.
Turkey will load the first fuel into the Akkuyu nuclear plant’s first power unit and officially grant nuclear facility status on April 27, Erdogan said in an earlier announcement on Wednesday.
The Kremlin on Monday denied Turkish reports that Putin planned to visit Turkey.
The Kremlin said on Saturday that Putin and Erdogan discussed during a phone call the successful implementation of joint strategic projects in the energy sector, including the construction of the Akkuyu nuclear power plant.
The $20 billion, 4,800 megawatt (MW) project to build four reactors in the Mediterranean city of Akkuyu will allow Turkey to join the small club of nations with civilian nuclear energy.
Source: CNN Brasil
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