DPM to tour Russia this week

Deputy PM Nguyen Thien Nhan

The Deputy PM will be accompanied by Vietnamese Ambassador to Russia Pham Xuan Son, Chairman of the Viet Nam Union of Friendship Organizations Vu Xuan Hong, Vice Chairman of the Office of Government Pham Viet Muon, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Thanh Son, Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Tran Viet Thanh, and Deputy Minister of Education and Training Tran Quang Quy. 

During the four-day trip, Deputy PM Nhan hopes to promote the strategic partnership between the two countries and strengthen the linkages in education-training as well as science-technology.

The Deputy PM is expected to hold talks with Russian Deputy PM Olga Golodets, attend a seminar on science and education and visit the Viet Nam-Russia Friendship Association and some major universities./.  

By Khanh Phuong