Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has called for stronger cooperation between Viet Nam and Russia in emergency response, including sharing experience in early warning, prevention of emergency situations, and search and rescue operations.

Vietnamese Minister of Public Security General Luong Tam Quang and Russian Minister of Emergency Situations Aleksandr Kurenkov agreed to step up cooperation in emergency response, firefighting and disaster rescue between the two sides during their talks in Ha Noi on March 5.