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Russian President Vladimir Putin will participate via a video linkup in the ceremony to deliver nuclear fuel to the Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) in Turkey on April 27, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told the TRT television on Wednesday, TASS reported.

"The ceremony to deliver nuclear fuel to the Akkuyu NPP will take place on April 27. Once the fuel is delivered, the plant will acquire the status of a nuclear facility. Russian President Vladimir Putin will also participate in the ceremony via a video linkup," he said.

Erdogan went on to say that once all the four reactors go on stream, the NPP will meet one tenth of the country’s overall demand for electric power.

"To begin with, we will put the first reactor into operation. Then, other reactors will be activated one by one, over a certain period of time," he said.

The NPP will help Turkey reduce the amount of natural gas that it uses to generate electricity, and, therefore, will give it an opportunity to sell more gas from its Black Sea deposits. Therefore, the NPP will allow Turkey to earn additional $6.5 billion.

Commenting on the possibility of building another NPP in the country, Erdogan said that "talks were held with China and South Korea."