Overview
- The leaders joined by video to witness placement of the reactor pressure vessel for Unit 1, a key safety component.
- The ceremony included the signing of a nuclear fuel supply order for the El Dabaa project.
- Officials said the installation advances the plant from construction into core assembly and commissioning phases.
- Putin reported that Russia–Egypt trade grew by slightly more than one third last year.
- Work is underway on a planned Russian industrial zone in the Suez Canal region, as Rosatom builds four 1,200‑megawatt VVER‑1200 units at the Mediterranean site.