Turkey, with an energy blueprint of supplying 10 percent of its total demand by means of nuclear plants as of 2023, took another step on Wednesday through signing a protocol with South Korea.

Two countries signed the protocol on the sidelines of a Turkish-South Korean Business Forum.

The protocol envisages construction of a nuclear plant in Turkey’s coastal city of Sinop.

Turkey’s Energy Minister Taner Yılmaz said after the signing ceremony that S. Korea has an experience of 40 years in the sector, running successful projects.

South Korea actually has 20 nuclear power plants, and is constructing eight others in its territories. It aims to raise its nuclear energy to 40 percent till 2020.

Following a technical workshop of 3-4 months with the Korean experts, the project will proceed under circumstances of a mutually agreed target price, Minister Yıldız said.

S.Korea’s Deputy Information Economy Minister Young Hak Kim said they will work devotedly to realize Sinop nuclear plant project.