PM receives Director General of Russia's Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation
(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted a reception in Hanoi on Wednesday for visiting Director General of Russia's Rosatom State Atomiс Energy Corporation A.E.Likhachev, during which the host asked the Russian side to continue supporting Vietnam in training human resources in nuclear science.
 Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Director General of Russia's Rosatom State Atomiс Energy Corporation A.E.Likhachev, Hanoi, June 19, 2024 (Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac) |
PM Chinh agreed to cooperate with Russia in building a nuclear medicine centre and researching wind power development. He said that Vietnam wishes to continue substantive and effective cooperation with Russia in all fields, including atomic energy for peaceful purposes.
Vietnam has not had any policy to return to developing nuclear power, but it will continue to research and consider nuclear energy as an important solution to achieve net zero emissions by 2050, ensure energy security, and serve national development, according to PM Chinh.
He asked Russia and Rosatom in particular to keep supporting Vietnam in human resources training, operation of the Da Lat research reactor, and share information to ensure the quality and progress of the project on building a nuclear science and technology research centre in the southern province of Dong Nai.
General Director Likhachev said Rosatom is ready to share experience with and support Vietnam in improving capacity, training human resources, and promoting the localisation in these fields.