Professor Chau Van Minh, President of Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology. (Photo:vnsc.org.vn)

Ambassador of Belarus to Vietnam Vladimir Goshin on October 15 presented the Silver Medal of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus (NASB) to Professor Chau Van Minh, President of Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST), in recognition of his outstanding achievements in science.

The Ambassador affirmed that Professor Minh is a great scientist who has actively and consistently supported the cooperation between Vietnam and Belarus. The awarding of the medal to Minh showed the appreciation of the Belarus academy for the scientific research work of the professor in particular and the VAST in general.

As the president of VAST, Minh has actively promoted the development of scientific and technological cooperation with Belarus and the NASB, he said.

Speaking at the event, Professor Minh expressed his honour to be awarded the Silver Medal and thanked the NASB for always supporting the cooperation relationship with VAST, enabling scientists of the two countries to successfully carry out many research projects of great scientific and practical significance.

He said he expected that more joint research and training projects between the two countries will be carried out in the coming time./.

Source: VNA