Vietnam and Russia inked an agreement to boost cooperation on nuclear energy during Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin’s two-day visit to Hanoi.

Party General Secretary of Vietnam To Lam on Tuesday afternoon warmly received Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin in Hanoi during his official visit to Vietnam. The two-day visit coincides with the 75th anniversary of Vietnam-Russia diplomatic ties and marks PM Mishustin ’s first visit to Vietnam as head of the Russian government.

Hanoi is restarting its civilian nuclear program nearly a decade after canceling it over cost and safety concerns.

Russia and Vietnam signed an agreement on nuclear energy on Tuesday during a visit by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin aimed at deepening ties between the two long-standing allies.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov laid stress on the promising prospects of Vietnam - Russia collaboration in developing a nuclear power plant in the Southeast Asian country during a press conference in Moscow on .

The deal between Russia’s Rosatom and Vietnam’s EVN came during a two-day visit to Hanoi by Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin.

Hanoi is seeking to revive its nuclear programme in order to achieve energy self-sufficiency and meet its 2050 greenhouse gas emissions goals. View on euronews

HANOI, Vietnam — Vietnam and Russia inked Tuesday an agreement ... his counterpart Pham Minh Chinh and met Vietnam’s Communist Party chief To Lam and the chairman of Vietnam’s National ...

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, left, and Vietnamese General Secretary of the Communist Party To Lam shake hands in Hanoi, Vietnam, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. Credit: AP/Giang Huy Russia ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping said Beijing is ready to work with Hanoi to build a community with a shared future of strategic significance, China's official Xinhua news agency reported on Saturday.

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