VNA reported that on the afternoon of January 13, at the Government Headquarters, receiving General Director of the Russian Federation State Atomic Energy Corporation (Rosatom) Alexey Likhachev, who is visiting and working in Vietnam, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hoped that the Russian side, specifically Rosatom Corporation, would cooperate and support Vietnam not only in developing nuclear power but also in developing nuclear science and technology for peaceful purposes.
Pleased to meet again with Rosatom General Director, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh affirmed that Vietnam always remembers the support and assistance that the Russian people have given Vietnam in the past struggle for national liberation and reunification, and in the present-day construction and development of the country; always attaches importance to the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with the Russian Federation, in which cooperation in peaceful energy and space research is a very potential field.
The Prime Minister highly appreciated the cooperation and support of the Russian Federation for Vietnam in training scientists and experts in the field of atomic energy; designing and operating the Da Lat Nuclear Reactor; developing the Vietnam-Russia Tropical Center; providing radioactive pharmaceuticals for cancer diagnosis and treatment, etc.
The Prime Minister said that Vietnam is preparing to enter a new era - an era of striving for prosperity, civilization, and wealth for the nation. In the coming time, Vietnam must accelerate its development to become a developing country with modern industry and high average income by 2030 and a developed country with high income by 2045.
Vietnam plans to restart nuclear power projects to ensure energy security, serve national development and fulfill its commitment to net zero emissions by 2050.
The Prime Minister hopes that the Russian Federation and Rosatom Corporation will continue to cooperate and support Vietnam, not only in developing nuclear power but also in developing nuclear science and technology for the purpose of peace and socio-economic development.
At the same time, we hope that the Russian Federation and Rosatom Group will support Vietnam in training human resources; transferring technology; helping Vietnam exploit and make the most of its capabilities in this field; transferring management science... so that Vietnam can develop the nuclear technology industry.
The Prime Minister said that he has assigned tasks with "clear people, clear work, clear responsibilities, clear time, clear products" to ministries, branches, and agencies to closely coordinate with the Russian side to urgently implement specific cooperation tasks, in the spirit of "harmonized benefits, shared risks".
Pleased to meet Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh for the third time in the past 6 months, Rosatom General Director Alexey Likhachev said that as a leading nuclear energy corporation with many years of cooperation with Vietnam, Rosatom, with its good foundation and long-term cooperation experience, wishes to continue promoting cooperation with Vietnam and realizing high-level agreements between the two countries.
General Director Alexey Likhachev said that Rosatom is ready to cooperate and help Vietnam build a nuclear power plant; build a new, modern nuclear center; transfer technology; localize nuclear products for Vietnam; develop nuclear science and industry... with a vision of hundreds of years, using nuclear energy for socio-economic development purposes as mentioned by the Prime Minister.
