OREANDA-NEWS Russian President Vladimir Putin and Vietnamese President Toh Lam will open a laboratory for the prevention of infectious diseases, Russian Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.

Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold talks in the Kremlin on Wednesday with Vietnamese leader Toh Lam, who is in Russia on an official visit.

"Via videoconference, the two presidents will open a laboratory for the study and prevention of infectious diseases at the joint Russian-Vietnamese tropical research and technology center," Peskov told reporters.