Turkey said it is closing in on an agreement with China for construction of a new nuclear power station with talks likely to be finalised within months, reports said.

According to Bloomberg, Chinese officials recently visited the likely site of the future station, in the west of the country near the borders with Bulgaria and Greece.

Energy minister Alparslan Bayraktar told reporters at a press conference: “We’ve been in talks with a Chinese company for a very long time”, adding that any differences are not major obstacles. “So, we will be able to fill the gaps and strike a deal soon with China for the nuclear power programme.”