Energy minister: Akkuyu nuke plant is Turkey's 60 years dream

Turkish Energy and Natural Resources Minister Berat Albayrak has called the Akkuyu nuclear power plant Turkey's 60 years dream.

He said that the construction of the Akkuyu nuclear power plant is one of Turkey's priority projects.

The Energy and Natural Resources Minister recalled that the groundbreaking ceremony for the Akkuyu power plant will take place on April 3 with participation of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.