Russia to build nuclear power plant in Uzbekistan
Al Jazeera
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev says Uzbekistan also interested in buying more oil and gas from Russia.
Russia will build a small nuclear power plant in Uzbekistan, the first such project in post-Soviet Central Asia, Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has said as he met visiting Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Putin said on Monday that Russia would put $400m into a joint investment fund of $500m to finance projects in Uzbekistan.
Mirziyoyev also said Tashkent was interested in buying more oil and gas from Russia, a reversal of decades-long practice where Moscow imported hydrocarbons from Central Asia.
The Uzbek president described Putin’s visit as “historic”.
“It heralds the beginning of a new age in the comprehensive strategic partnership and alliance relations between our countries,” Mirziyoyev said.
