¡¡¡¡HANOI, Oct. 29 (Xinhuanet) -- Vietnam is seeking Russia's help in training nuclear energy experts and technicians to serve its industrialization and modernization program, according to the Vietnam News Agency on Wednesday.

¡¡¡¡The idea was expressed by Nguyen Van Dung, Director of the Foreign Affairs Department of the Vietnam General Confederation ofLabor during his meeting with Russian nuclear energy experts, unionists and managers in Hanoi.

¡¡¡¡The Russians are currently visiting Vietnam at the invitation of the Electricity of Vietnam's trade union.

¡¡¡¡Vietnam plans to start building a new nuclear reactor in 2007 or 2008 near the capital city of Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh City to replace the existing one in central highlands province of Lam Dong.It is also expected to build its first nuclear power plant with total investment of some two billion dollars in 2017. Enditem

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