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joined the Turkish-Italian project in October.Turkey"s plans in the nuclear power sector will also be discussed, after its Electricity Trade Corp canceled a tender for the construction of its first nuclear power plant late last year. Turkey plans to announce a new tender for three nuclear power plants later this year.
Russia"s Atomstroyexport, power producer Inter RAO UES, and Turkey"s Park Teknik had sought to build four nuclear reactors with a capacity of 1,200 MW each.
The Kremlin said Turkey is one of Russia"s key trade partners, with bilateral trade hitting an all-time high of $33.8 billion in 2008.
It added that Medvedev and Erdogan will also discuss a "wide range of international issues," including a new European security system and the situation in the former Soviet states in the South Caucasus.
Turkey has upset its close ally Azerbaijan by agreeing to open diplomatic relations with Armenia. The two bitter rivals have been locked
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