The working session between the Vietnamese Ministry of Science and Technology and the Russian Ministry of Science and Higher Education on September 24. (Photo: VNA)

Dat said together with the development of the Vietnam - Rusia comprehensive strategic partnership, bilateral relations in science - technology and innovation have been thriving extensively and intensively.

In November 2014, the countries’ Governments signed an agreement on strategic partnership in education and science - technology, setting an important milestone of their science - technology cooperation. Since then, the two sides have made considerable progress in fostering mutually beneficial ties in education - training, science - technology, and innovation, he noted.

Falkov held that the new agreement on higher education cooperation, signed on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Treaty on Principles of Friendly Relations between Vietnam and Russia, and the one on continuing to strengthen and unceasingly develop the countries’ comprehensive strategic partnership, reached at the 25th session of the Vietnam - Russia Intergovernmental Committee on September 11, are important to promoting collaboration in science and education.

He suggested that building on the successful events on culture, education, and science - technology taking place over the past year, a Vietnam week be held next year in celebration of the 75th anniversary of the bilateral diplomatic relations. He also invited the Vietnamese ministry, the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, and the Vietnam Atomic Energy Institute to act as co-organisers of that activity.

The Russian official underlined that his country always attaches importance to education and science - technology cooperation with Vietnam, adding he hopes bilateral ties will grow even further in the future.

Meanwhile, Dat proposed several cooperation activities, including holding annual sessions of the countries’ Committee on Education and Science - Technology Cooperation; selecting joint research tasks for implementation annually; strengthening collaboration in fundamental research and application-oriented fundamental research in the fields of natural and social sciences; increasing the transfer of new technologies that match Vietnam’s conditions and Russia’s strength such as material technology, and send more delegations to large science - technology and innovation events organised in the two countries.

During the meeting, the two sides reviewed the 10-year implementation of the strategic cooperation in science - technology, and discussed measures for carrying out the agreements reached under the joint statement of further intensifying the comprehensive strategic partnership, adopted during Russian President Vladimir Putin’s state visit to Vietnam in June 2024.

They expressed their belief that the strategic partnership in science - technology and innovation will record development breakthroughs, contributing to socio-economic development in each country.

(Source: VNA)