Erdogan, Putin Agree on Akkuyu NPP and New Nuclear Projects
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stated that Ankara and Moscow will work on opening new nuclear power plants, in addition to the Akkuyu nuclear power plant in Turkey, Anadolu Agency reported on Tuesday.
Consensus
- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin met in Bishkek.
- The meeting took place during the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit.
- Erdogan and Putin discussed the Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant.
- The Akkuyu NPP is nearing completion and is expected to be commissioned.
- Russia and Turkey plan to continue cooperation on nuclear energy projects beyond Akkuyu.
Points of divergence
- Erdogan stated that Ankara and Moscow will work together to open new nuclear power plants in addition to Akkuyu. — interfax
- Erdogan proposed to Putin that they jointly bring the Akkuyu NPP into operation. — vesti
- Putin stated he is confident the Akkuyu NPP will begin operations in 2026. — vesti
- Alexey Likhachev, head of Rosatom, said the company is preparing to launch the Akkuyu NPP in autumn-winter this year. — interfax
Coverage (2 sources)
- Erdogan says Turkey and Russia will work on opening new nuclear power plants — Интерфакс
- Erdogan offered Putin to jointly put into operation the Akku AEC — Вести
Key entities
- Russia
- Vladimir Putin
- Turkey
- Recep Tayyip Erdogan
- Moscow
- AES
- Akku Nuclear Power Plant
- INTERFAX.RU
- Ankara
- Akkuyu NPP
- Anadolu
- Akku Nuclear Power Plant
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