Minister Nguyễn Quân met with India’s Director of Department of Biology Technology
In the afternoon of February 27, 2013, in Hanoi Minister of Science and Technology (MOST) Nguyễn Quân met with India’s Director of Department of Biology Technology, S. Raghavan.
In the meeting, Minister Nguyễn Quân highly appreciated cooperative relations in S&T between Vietnam and India, which has opened a new stage in the development of many technology fields India has had potentials.
Minister Nguyễn Quân welcomed Indian scientists who visited, worked with MOST and attended the International workshop on Vietnam – India Biology Technology which took place in Hanoi from February 27 to 28, 2013. Through the workshop, scientists of the two countries would have opportunities to share and learn experience to develop joint potential research projects in fields of applying biology technology the two parties are interested.
The Minister also hoped more and more Indian scientists could come to Vietnam to promote cooperation programs on S&T to be developed equally to potentials of each country.
Regarding cooperative relations in S&T field, since 1978 the two Governments have approved the signing of Agreement on Scientific and Technical Cooperation. This Agreement is the basis for Vietnam’s Ministry of Science and Technology and India’s Ministry of Science and Technology to set up Vietnam – India Sub-committee for S&T Cooperation. So far, the two parities shave organized 09 sessions of the Sub-committee and carried out some joint research projects in fields of information technology, agriculture, industry, remote sensing, environmental protection…
