The minister made the statement on February 27 at an internationalconference held in Hanoi with the participation of scientists fromtechnology research and development institutes in both Vietnam andIndia .
The Government of Vietnam considersbiotechnology as one of the four prioritised science andtechnology–related areas in the country’s socio-economic developmentstrategy, said Anh.
The minister added that theconference will serve as a forum for the two countries’ scientists toswap views on future cooperation in the field.
Participants agreed that Vietnam and India share similarities intheir agriculture-based economy. Therefore, biotechnology will play animportant role in the development of both countries’ “green industry”.
At the two-day event they also discussed concretemeasures to foster biotechnology development in the two countries,especially in agriculture, health, food and the environment.-VNA