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Turkey can be facilitator on Ukraine nuclear plant, Erdogan tells Putin

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan advised Russian President Vladimir Putin in a telephone name that his nation can play a facilitator position relating to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine, his workplace stated on Saturday.
The 2 leaders additionally mentioned developments relating to Ukrainian grain exports and expressed their willpower to proceed the development of the Akkuyu nuclear plant in Turkey in keeping with plans, the Turkish presidency stated.
Erdogan and Putin agreed to debate the problems intimately once they meet in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, for a summit on Sept. 15-16, it added.
(Reporting by Can Sezer and Yesim Dikmen; writing by Ali Kucukgocmen; modifying by Jason Neely)