Vietnam and Russia have agreed to arrange more meetings to discuss the development of information technology and communications in their respective countries and inform each other of their policies on software technology, open source software and digital information.

The agreement was reached between the visiting Vietnamese Minister of Information and Communications Le Doan Hop and Russian Minister of Communications and Mass Media Igor Shegolev, during their talks in Russia on Sept. 28.

The two ministers also discussed opportunities for bilateral cooperation and measures to step up mutual assistance in the information and communications sector.

They suggested that Vietnam should send observers to Russia to find out its ways of designing the press law and invite Russian reporters to cover Vietnamese news. Both countries will take part in international book exhibitions in Moscow and Hanoi and exchange cultural, scientific and technological publications, they said.

During his five-day visit to Russia, Minister Hop also met with leaders of the Vimpelcom Company and visited Moscow and Saint Petersburg./.