Nuclear energy development must be defined as a long-term strategic goal with vital importance in socio-economic development and ensuring national defence and security, Party General Secretary To Lam said at a working session with the Viet Nam Atomic Energy Institute (VINATOM) under the Ministry of Science and Technology in Ha Noi on September 4.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh visited and held a working session with representatives of the division of nuclear science and engineering (NSE) in the Physics Department at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) of Sweden on June 13 morning (local time), during which he called on the Swedish side to set up cooperation with Viet Nam in nuclear energy technology.