Vietnam and Italy signed the fifth scientific and technological
cooperation programme in the 2014-2016 period at a session of their
Joint Committee on Science and Technology in Rome on October 2.
During the session, the two sides reviewed bilateral cooperation
programmes in the field over the 2009-2013 period, as well as discussed
Vietnam’s policies and demands and the possibility of new joint
projects in the time ahead.
Italian scientists and
managers expressed their delight at Vietnam’s attention to scientific
and technological cooperation, saying that this is a field of great
potential in bilateral cooperation as Italy, which boasts strength, is
willing to collaborate with Vietnam .
The two sides also reached a consensus on several joint research projects at the session.
According to Deputy Director of the Department of International
Cooperation under the Vietnamese Ministry of Science and Technology
Luong Van Thang, in addition to the exchange of scientists, the two
countries will expand their cooperation to technological transfer,
research activities, and the use of research equipment and laboratories.
During its stay in Italy, the Vietnamese
delegation also held working sessions with Italy’s Ministry of
Education, Universities and Research and Ministry of Economic
Development. It also visited several Italian universities and institutes
which have set up cooperation with Vietnam.-VNA