HANOI, April 7. /TASS/. The contract for the creation of a Center of nuclear science and technology in the Vietnamese province of Dong Nai may be signed by Russia’s state corporation Rosatom and Vietnam Atomic Energy Institute (VINATOM) in June 2023, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko said at a meeting with the management of VINATOM on Friday.
"We are considering the institute as a prospective partner <…> to create a Center of nuclear science and technology on the basis of a cutting-edge research reactor in the province of Dong Nai jointly with the Rosatom state corporation," he said.
"The Russian contractor is currently drafting a tender proposal. I would suggest setting a date to sign the contract. On our part, we will provide instructions to Rosatom if the tender is opened on April 18, to get the contract signed on a most important date for both sides," Deputy PM added.
On June 30, a monument marking a century since first Vietnamese President Ho Chi Minh visited St. Petersburg will be officially unveiled in Russia’s second-biggest city, he explained, adding that "it would be very symbolic to get the contract signed in time for the monument’s opening.".