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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Uzbek counterpart Shavkat Mirziyoyev will launch the construction of a $ 11 billion nuclear power plant designed by Russia in Uzbekistan, Yuri Ushakov, a Kremlin aide, said Tuesday.
PHOTO FILE: Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at a press conference with Austrian Federal Chancellor Sebastian Kurz at the end of his meeting at the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia , October 3, 2018. Dmitri Lovetsky / Pool via REUTERS
He added that the first block of the station could be put into operation in 2028. During a visit to Uzbekistan, Ushakov also said that Putin and Mirziyoyev would discuss the situation in the neighboring country, Afghanistan .
Report of Vladimir Soldatkin; Edited by Edmund Blair
