Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, will open the ceremony for loading nuclear fuel at the Akkuyu NPP built by Russia’s Rosatom on April 27. Thus, Turkiye will be able to enjoy the status of a country boasting nuclear power.
The Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) – the first Turkish nuclear power facility built in collaboration with Russia’s state nuclear energy company Rosatom – is to receive the
initial batch of nuclear fuel later in the day. Russian President Vladimir Putin will attend the inauguration ceremony of the Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant via video link.
The facility which Russia and Turkiye signed an intergovernmental agreement to build in 2010 can be viewed as a testament to how mutual benefit in cooperation can withstand a plethora of political pressures. Thus, Turkiye’s leadership has long resisted being drawn into the Ukraine conflict, despite undue pressure from the United States.
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