Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a news conference with Austria's Federal Chancellor Sebastian Kurz after his meeting in the State Hermitage museum in St.Petersburg, Russia on October 3. (REUTERS Photo)
MOSCOW, October 16 (Reuters): Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Uzbek counterpart Shavkat Mirziyoyev will launch the construction of an $11 billion Russia-designed nuclear power station in Uzbekistan on Oct. 19, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said on Tuesday.
He said the first block of the station could be commissioned in 2028. Speaking during a visit to Uzbekistan, Ushakov also said Putin and Mirziyoyev would discuss the situation in neighbouring Afghanistan.
