Chairman Quan made the proposal during his October 27meeting in HCM City with a delegation of the association of closedcities of the Russia’s Rosatom State Nuclear Energy Corporation led byGolubev Aleksei Viktorovich, Mayor of Sarov city, Nizhegorodskyprovince.
Quan highlighted the good collaboration between HCMCity and Russia, saying that the city has signed cooperation programmeswith four Russian cities and organised a number of research, investmentpromotion activities and market studies.
HCM City now has 20Russian-invested projects worth 45 million USD, he said, adding thattwo-way turnover between the city and Russia reached 400 million USD.The city welcomed 78,000 Russian visitors in the first nine months ofthis year.
For his part, Golubev Aleksei Viktorovich expressed his hope that the current visit will promotedirect links between the Rosatom’s closed cities and HCM City, thesouthern economic hub, especially in atomic energy and hi-tech.
Alarge number of Vietnamese students studying in the Rosatom’s closedcities is important resource for Vietnam in developing the futureapplication of nuclear, said the Sarov Mayor.
He said he hopesthat the Rosatom’s closed cities and HCM City will enhance experiencesharing and investment with a view to promoting bilateral ties betweenthe two sides.-VNA