Russia will facilitate Vietnam’s participation in the BRICS bloc of developing economies as a “partner country.”

Rosatom, the Russian state atomic energy corporation, and Vietnam's state-owned power utility EVN have agreed to enhance nuclear collaboration.

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Vladimirovich Mishustin said the country is willing to participate in building Vietnam's nuclear power industry as he held talks with Vietnamese counterpart Pham Minh Chinh in Hanoi on Tuesday.

Russia and Vietnam signed a nuclear energy agreement on Tuesday as Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin visited the Southeast Asia nation in an effort to deepen bilateral relations. No details about the agreement were immediately available,