On July 02, 2014 during the visit of representatives of Chinese Academy of Aviation Fundamental Science (AVIC TECH) in the All-Russian Scientific-Research Institute of Aviation Materials (VIAM), General Director of VIAM, academician of RAS Evgeny N. Kablov, met with Mei Fangqing, head of the delegation, Head of Department of Science & Technology AVIC TECH.
During the meeting, the parties exchanged their views on the issues of current cooperation paying special attention to the presumptive joint works in the field of additive technologies. Also implementation of the frame Agreement on cooperation and joint activity between VIAM and АVIC TECH signed in 2013 by Evgeny N. Kablov and Liu Lin, president of АVIC TECH was discussed.
Also in the course of discussion, the head of VIAM made a point of agreements between Russia and China, which were achieved during the recent visit of Vladimir V. Putin, President of the Russian Federation, in China, including the development of a joint wide-body long-range aircraft.
In this regard, Evgeny Kablov proposed to Chinese colleagues to consider the possibility of creating a working group VIAM - AVIC TECH for the evaluation of materials and technologies, which can be used in this project. Mei Fangqing endorsed the initiative and assured that he will inform AVIC TECH management about this offer.