Visit of Vice President
of the Vietnam Academy of Sciences to JINR

On 13 December, a delegation from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, headed by Vice President of the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) Tran Hong Thai, visited the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research. The goal of the visit was to learn about the JINR's scientific infrastructure and research. At the meeting with JINR Directorate, the parties discussed prospects for further cooperation.

Emphasizing the strategic significance of the partnership with Vietnam, JINR Director Grigory Trubnikov highlighted the stable increase in the number of Vietnamese specialists at JINR that serves as the best confirmation of the increase of international relations.

In addition to VAST representatives, the delegation included the employees of major Vietnamese research centres, such as the Institute of Oceanography, the Institute of Materials Science, the Institute of Biology, the Institute of Science and Technology for Energy and Environment, as well as diplomats from the Embassy of Vietnam in Russia and Vietnamese students. JINR was represented at the meeting by JINR Director Grigory Trubnikov, Special Representative of JINR Director for Cooperation with International and Russian Scientific Organizations Boris Sharkov and Deputy Head of the International Cooperation Department Irek Suleymanov.

Afterwards, the delegation visited the NICA Accelerator Complex and a working meeting with the national team of Vietnamese scientists working at JINR was held.

Details on JINR website