Russian, Turkish leaders consider creation of two nuclear power plants in Turkey, Kremlin says

The Russian and Turkish presidents, Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan, at a meeting in Sochi, addressed the possible construction of two more nuclear power plants

The Russian and Turkish presidents, Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan, at a meeting in Sochi, addressed the possible construction of two more nuclear power plants (NPPs) in the republic with Russia’s assistance, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday, Qazet.az reports citing TASS.

"Indeed, [this topic] has been discussed," the Kremlin spokesman noted.

Peskov stated that the leaders touched upon "the development of a virtually new branch of the economy" in Turkey. "The construction of new power units has been discussed [at the meeting]. [The leaders] mentioned some specific locations where Turkey would plan to build them," the spokesman went on to say.

Furthermore, Peskov said that the presidents addressed the possibility of continuing such cooperation.