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EL DABAA, EGYPT (NOV. 19, 2025) (KREMLIN PRESS OFFICE - RESTRICTED)

1. RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN AND EGYPTIAN PRESIDENT ABDEL FATTAH EL SISI WAVING HANDS AT EACH OTHER DURING VIDEO CALL

2. VARIOUS OF PUTIN DELIVERING SPEECH (Russian) / CEREMONY OF INSTALLATION OF EL-DABAA NUCLEAR POWER PLANT EL DABAA, EGYPT - NOV. 19 - RESTRICTION: USERS MUST CREDIT "KREMLIN PRESS OFFICE" HANDOUT, MUST NOT OBSCURE LOGO - EDITORIAL USE ONLY: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, Nov. 19, participated via video link in a ceremony marking the installation of the first reactor vessel at Egypt’s El-Dabaa Nuclear Power Plant.

Speaking at the ceremony via video conference, Putin said Russia appreciates the attention the Egyptian leader has given to supporting the project.

Putin added that the construction of Egypt's El-Dabaa Nuclear Power Plant has entered a crucial phase, and electricity generation will begin in the foreseeable future.

Sisi, for his part, thanked Russia for participating in the construction of the El-Dabaa NPP, adding that the nuclear power plant would contribute to the country's economic development, ease energy costs of citizens.

Construction of the nuclear power plant is carried out under an intergovernmental agreement signed between Russia and Egypt in 2015. The project is implemented by the Russian state corporation Rosatom. It is planned that the nuclear power plant will consist of four units with a total capacity of 4,800 megawatts.

The reactor vessel of the power unit is the "heart" of the power plant. It is a critical component of the reactor assembly, housing the core zone where controlled nuclear reactions occur. It ensures hermetic sealing, withstands high pressure and temperature, and guarantees the safety and reliability of the energy block.