PM holds working session with Mekong Delta localities
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc held a working session with leaders of the Mekong Delta localities and Ho Chi Minh City in Can Tho city on August 1 to discuss tackling difficulties in production and trade, and stepping up public investment capital disbursement.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and member of the Mekong Delta Coordinating Council. (Photo: VNA)
Can Tho (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phucheld a working session with leaders of the Mekong Delta localities and Ho ChiMinh City in Can Tho city on August 1 to discuss tackling difficulties inproduction and trade, and stepping up public investment capital disbursement.
It was his fourth workingsession in nearly two weeks to inspect localities in the effort.
꧅ Speaking at the event, PMPhuc requested staying stronger to achieve the dual goal of fighting the pandemicand stepping up production and trade.
As the European Union –Vietnam Free Trade Agreement took effect on August 1 with over 85 percent oftariff lines being removed, he wished that the Mekong Delta, with a populationof over 20 million people, will contribute more to the country and improvepeople’s lives on the back of its strategic location for agriculture, riceproduction, fruits and aquatic products. The Mekong Delta needs toprepare conditions to welcome investment flows to the country as well assuggest mechanisms and policies to pool resources for infrastructure developmentand regional connectivity, he said. The Government willcontinue stabilising macro-economy, improving business environment andsupporting regional localities in socio-economic development, he added. He directed localities topay more attention to enterprises and the poor, helping them overcomedifficulties. About future tasks, regionallocalities were required to adopt possible measures to achieve positive growth,do their best to step up public investment capital. He suggested them developnew sectors such as night and digital economies. They were also asked topromptly complete regional planning on way of promoting regional connectivity,enhance high-quality rice models and establish effective service complexes,develop hi-tech parks and regional tourism connectivity. The leader proposedfurther improving business climate in adaptation with serious climate change atpresent. Last year, the regioncontributed 12.08 percent to the country’s gross domestic product. In the first half of thisyear, it faced unprecedented challenges. Its average economic growth only hit1.2 percent while the country’s increased by 1.81 percent. Only 8 out of 13 provinces posted positive growth. As of June 30, 13 regionallocalities disbursed over 19 trillion VND (826,000 USD) worth of public investment capital,accounting for 34.9 percent, higher than the country’s average of 33.9 percent . Tien Giang province, whichis carrying out the Trung Luong – My Thuan expressway, recorded the highest disbursementwith 77.3 percent. As of July 15, the figure surpassed 80 percent, the highestnationwide. At the event, the PM alsoannounced his Decision to establish the Mekong Delta Coordinating Council./.
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The outcomes of Party General Secretary To Lam's visit will serve as a driving force and source of inspiration for the two countries to inherit, promote, and elevate their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, contributing to the national construction and development cause in each country, and to peace, cooperation, and development in the region and the world.
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