Uzbekistan and Russia will sign an agreement on Monday on implementation of construction projects of small-capacity nuclear power plants, President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev said at the meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Paralel.Az reports citing TASS.

"We will sign today an important agreement on implementation of construction projects of small-capacity nuclear power plants in Uzbekistan. We are discussing its terms and technical aspects at the expert level for a long time," Mirziyoyev said.

"There is mutual understanding and readiness to expedite implementation of this strategic project," the leader of Uzbekistan added.