Hanoi, Vietnam, Dec. 12 -- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (center) during the phone conversation with Director General of Russia's State Atomic Energy Corporation (Rosatom) Alexey Likhachev, December 11, 2025 - Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac

Pham hailed Russia's and the former Soviet Union's significant contributions to the development of Viet Nam's energy sector, particularly Russia has helped Viet Nam promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy, train generations of leading scientists and experts.

He reaffirmed that Viet Nam attaches great importance to its comprehensive strategic partnership with Russia, considering Russia one of its top priority partners.

He welcomed the active exchanges between the two sides across various levels in recent ti...