Alexei Druzhinin Russian Presidential Press and Information Office TASS
The Kremlin said that Putin and Erdogan would follow a groundbreaking ceremony for Turkey's first nuclear power plant via video conference.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in Ankara where he will hold talks with Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan and take part in a ceremony to launch the construction of the Akkuyu nuclear power plant.
Tomorrow, Putin will be in Ankara for a three-way summit with Erdogan and their Iranian counterpart, Hassan Rouhani.
In his first trip overseas since re-election last month, Putin arrived Tuesday in Ankara to take part in the ceremony and a summit on Syria the following day.
Russian Federation and Iran have been the Assad regime's key allies in Syria.
The $20 billion, 4,800 megawatt (MW) plant, is part of Erdogan's "2023 vision" marking 100 years since the founding of modern Turkey and is meant to reduce Turkey's dependence on energy imports.
But Ankara-Moscow relations were also tested by a severe crisis from November 2015 when Turkey shot down a Russian war plane over Syria, a confrontation both sides are trying to put behind each other.
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Despite their differences over Syria, Turkey and Russian Federation are forging closer ties, particularly in the economic field.
"We are witnessing a historic moment in terms of development of our country and cooperation with Russian Federation on energy", Erdogan said, adding that Turkey is determined to boost cooperation with Russian Federation on regional issues.
The project was launched with Erdogan declaiming "in the name of God!" and work immediately began on the site, with the first concrete pouring as celebratory fireworks were let off.
The Akkuyu plant, comprising four units, each with a capacity of 1,200 megawatts, will be built by the Russian State Nuclear Energy Agency, Rosatom.
Prior to the groundbreaking ceremony, Erdogan welcomed Putin with an official ceremony in the capital. The first stage is due to come online in 2023, the 100th anniversary of modern Turkey's founding, and be completed entirely in 2026.
Half of the offshore section of the pipeline has already been installed.
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