Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIII

No 20

17-May-2010

TURKEY

Turkey And Russia Sign Energy Agreements, Focus On Nuclear, Samsun-Ceyhan Pipeline

Few details have emerged from the discussions that took place in Ankara during Russian President Dmitri Medvedevs visit on 11-12 May, apart from an announcement that Russian state-owned nuclear energy company Atomstroyexport will build, own and operate a 4.8gw nuclear power plant at Akkuyu on Turkeys southern Mediterranean coast. The project, Turkeys...