PM pledges actions to build facilitating Government to voters
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc stressed that not only the central government but also grassroots administrations must take actions to build a transparent and facilitating Government while meeting with voters in the northern port city of Hai Phong on June 26.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc speaks at the meeting with Hai Phong voters on June 26 (Photo: VNA)
Hai Phong (VNA) – Prime MinisterNguyen Xuan Phuc stressed that not only the central government but also grassrootsadministrations must take actions to build a transparent and facilitatingGovernment while meeting with voters in the northern port city of Hai Phong onJune 26.
“The construction of a transparent andfacilitating Government must be carried out with actions, not just throughwords”, he said.
The PM also spoke about the government’smeasures to address a number of socio-economic issues of great public concern.
Answering a question on the settlement of 12prolonged loss-making projects, PM Phuc reiterated the Government’s viewpointof quickly recover the lost property.
The investigating bodies have launched criminalproceedings against and detained some stakeholders who will be strictlypunished according to law, he added.
Regarding numerous violations of the order to closenatural forests in the Central Highlands, the PM stressed that the responsibilityof local authorities will be clarified in implementing the Government leader’sdirections while resolutely preventing violations from re-occurring.
Regarding the fight against corruption, Phucsaid positive changes have been recorded in the detection and handling ofcorruption cases, adding that many corruption cases will be drasticallyaddressed in the coming time.
Talking about the East Sea issue, the PM statedthat Vietnam pursues the policy of building peace, friendship, and freedom ofaviation and navigation in the sea, on the basis of the 1982 United NationsConvention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), while well implementing theDeclaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (DOC) and working towardsa Code of Conduct in the East Sea (COC).
“Vietnam protects her legitimate interests viaimplementing international law on the East Sea issue”, he affirmed.
At the meeting, the PM also explained policiesfor persons who made contributions to the nation and the revolution, theimplementation of policies on high tech agriculture development and education reform.
He also briefed the outcomes of the thirdsession of the 14th National Assembly and his official visits to the US andJapan.-VNA
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The third plenary session of the 14th National Assembly (NA) closed in Hanoi on June 21 after one month of sitting, making decisions on the country’s important matters.
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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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At their talks and meetings, President Cuong and Angola’s top leaders affirmed that the close brotherhood and traditional friendship are a valuable shared asset and a solid foundation for the two nations to advance into a new phase of development.
The ruling People’s Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) attaches great importance to the friendship, solidarity, and comradeship with the Communist Party of Vietnam, and voiced her Party’s wish to further deepen and expand relations between the two sides for the benefit of the Vietnamese and Angolan people.
Vietnam pledges to do its utmost to build an ASEAN of solidarity, consensus, and unity in diversity, and to foster a fast and sustainable development path for ASEAN, grounded in science, technology, and innovation, said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.
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The ASEAN flag-hoisting ceremony is observed by the 10 ASEAN member countries on August 8 every year, aiming to spread and promote the ASEAN identity and affirm the determination to unite and cooperate for the common aspiration of long-term peace and prosperity of Southeast Asian countries under the common roof of the ASEAN Community.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc speaks at the meeting with Hai Phong voters on June 26 (Photo: VNA) 
