Russia and Uzbekistan on 4 June began construction of an “integrated” nuclear power plant in Uzbekistan, the first of its kind in ​post-Soviet Central Asia, the Kremlin said.

Russian president Vladimir Putin and Uzbek president Shavkat Mirziyoyev oversaw the start of the construction via video link from St ​Petersburg where they held talks on the sidelines of Putin’s ​annual economic forum, the Kremlin said.