Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan received a visiting delegationfrom the Russian news agency ITAR-TASS led by First Deputy GeneralDirector M.V. Kalmycov in Hanoi on October 29.
Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan received a visiting delegationfrom the Russian news agency ITAR-TASS led by First Deputy GeneralDirector M.V. Kalmycov in Hanoi on October 29.
TheITAR-TASS delegation is on a working visit to Vietnam from October23-31 at the invitation of the Vietnam News Agency (VNA).
At the reception, Deputy PM Nhan affirmed that the Vietnamese peopleand he himself always extend the best sentiments towards the land andpeople of Russia .
At present, Russia is home tomore than 5,000 Vietnamese students and thousands of Vietnameseofficials are fluent in Russian language, he said, adding that this is avivid manifestation of the long-term traditional relationship that hasbeen fostered by the two countries’ leaders and people over the past 80years.
The Deputy PM also reviewed the goodcooperation between the two countries in various areas, including thePetersburg University ’s assistance for Vietnam to build ane-library for university education in 2009.
DuringPresident Medvedev’s upcoming visit to Vietnam , the two sides areexpected to sign an agreement in which Russia will help Vietnambuild its first nuclear power plant, he said.
Nhansaid that Vietnam pays attention to scientific development duringits industrialisation and modernisation process. Therefore, the countrywants the Russian Academy of Sciences to become an importantstrategic partner of the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology.
He said he was pleased with the closer and more effective cooperationbetween ITAR-TASS and VNA in recent years, expressing his belief thatthis cooperation will further develop in the future.
He also suggested that the two news agencies annually issue severaljoint publications highlighting the ten most important events of eachcountry to strengthen mutual understanding between the two peoples.
For his part, Kalmycov said that he will try his best to realise theDeputy PM’s proposals, adding that ITAR-TASS and VNA have beenimplementing well a cooperation agreement that they signed in 2008.
During his stay in Vietnam , the ITAR-TASS First Deputy GeneralDirector interviewed State President Nguyen Minh Triet on thelong-lasting traditional friendship and strategic partnership betweenVietnam and Russia .
State President Triet saidthat a task set for the two countries in the future is how to make theirstrategic partnership and comprehensive cooperation more practical andeffective, meeting the interests and aspiration of the two peoples.
At first, the two countries should speed up the implementation ofstrategic cooperation projects, including projects on oil and gasexploration and exploitation in Vietnam , Russia and third countries,building nuclear power plants in Vietnam and establishing theVietnam-Russia Technological University , he said.
Vietnam and Russia should also expand their cooperation to new areas such as telecommunications and banking.
Earlier on the day, the ITAR-TASS delegation held talks with VNAGeneral Director Tran Mai Huong during which the two sides exchangedviews on the implementation of their cooperation agreement and discussedways to expand cooperation in the new situation.
ITAR-TASS First Deputy General Director Kalmykov will attend and cutthe ribbon to open a photo exhibition themed “A Glimpse of Russia” inHanoi co-organised by VNA, ITAR-TASS and the Russian Embassy inVietnam./.
Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan received a visiting delegationfrom the Russian news agency ITAR-TASS led by First Deputy GeneralDirector M.V. Kalmycov in Hanoi on October 29.
TheITAR-TASS delegation is on a working visit to Vietnam from October23-31 at the invitation of the Vietnam News Agency (VNA).
At the reception, Deputy PM Nhan affirmed that the Vietnamese peopleand he himself always extend the best sentiments towards the land andpeople of Russia .
At present, Russia is home tomore than 5,000 Vietnamese students and thousands of Vietnameseofficials are fluent in Russian language, he said, adding that this is avivid manifestation of the long-term traditional relationship that hasbeen fostered by the two countries’ leaders and people over the past 80years.
The Deputy PM also reviewed the goodcooperation between the two countries in various areas, including thePetersburg University ’s assistance for Vietnam to build ane-library for university education in 2009.
DuringPresident Medvedev’s upcoming visit to Vietnam , the two sides areexpected to sign an agreement in which Russia will help Vietnambuild its first nuclear power plant, he said.
Nhansaid that Vietnam pays attention to scientific development duringits industrialisation and modernisation process. Therefore, the countrywants the Russian Academy of Sciences to become an importantstrategic partner of the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology.
He said he was pleased with the closer and more effective cooperationbetween ITAR-TASS and VNA in recent years, expressing his belief thatthis cooperation will further develop in the future.
He also suggested that the two news agencies annually issue severaljoint publications highlighting the ten most important events of eachcountry to strengthen mutual understanding between the two peoples.
For his part, Kalmycov said that he will try his best to realise theDeputy PM’s proposals, adding that ITAR-TASS and VNA have beenimplementing well a cooperation agreement that they signed in 2008.
During his stay in Vietnam , the ITAR-TASS First Deputy GeneralDirector interviewed State President Nguyen Minh Triet on thelong-lasting traditional friendship and strategic partnership betweenVietnam and Russia .
State President Triet saidthat a task set for the two countries in the future is how to make theirstrategic partnership and comprehensive cooperation more practical andeffective, meeting the interests and aspiration of the two peoples.
At first, the two countries should speed up the implementation ofstrategic cooperation projects, including projects on oil and gasexploration and exploitation in Vietnam , Russia and third countries,building nuclear power plants in Vietnam and establishing theVietnam-Russia Technological University , he said.
Vietnam and Russia should also expand their cooperation to new areas such as telecommunications and banking.
Earlier on the day, the ITAR-TASS delegation held talks with VNAGeneral Director Tran Mai Huong during which the two sides exchangedviews on the implementation of their cooperation agreement and discussedways to expand cooperation in the new situation.
ITAR-TASS First Deputy General Director Kalmykov will attend and cutthe ribbon to open a photo exhibition themed “A Glimpse of Russia” inHanoi co-organised by VNA, ITAR-TASS and the Russian Embassy inVietnam./.
