Prime Minister launches tree planting campaign in Tuyen Quang province
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on February 23 launched a tree planting campaign in the northern mountainous province of Tuyen Quang which is a former revolutionary base.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (second from right) on February 23 launched a tree planting campaign in the northern mountainous province of Tuyen Quang. (Photo: VNA)
Tuyen Quang (VNA) – Prime Minister NguyenXuan Phuc on February 23 launched a tree planting campaign in the northern mountainousprovince of Tuyen Quang which is a former revolutionary base.
In his remarks, PM Phuc highlighted Tuyen Quang’sadvantages for forestry development, saying over the past years, the province has made outstanding performance in forestation, forest protection and forestry-basedeconomic development in tandem with new-style rural area building.
Environmental protection is the responsibility of allpeople, he said, adding that tree planting and preservation is one of the practicalactivities to ensure sustainable development.
The Government has joined hands with localitiesnationwide in this regard, aiming to maintain forest coverage at 42 percent,and raise the export revenue of timber and forestry products to at least 14billion USD this year, and over 20 billion USD in 2025, the PM continued.
He called on administrations at all levels, departments, agencies and ethnic groupsin Tuyen Quang province to respond to the tree planting festival initiated by PresidentHo Chi Minh in the spring of 1960.
PM Phuc assigned the Ministry of Agriculture and RuralDevelopment to assist the province in implementing relevant programmes andprojects, and suggested Tuyen Quang combine forestation and forest preservationwith eco-tourism.
The same day, the PM attended a ceremony announcing TuyenQuang city as a second-tier urban area, a subordinate administrative unit of Tuyen Quang province.
Speaking at the event, PM Phuc said Tuyen Quang city playsa significant role as a political and socio-economic centre of the province, and a hub of transport and infrastructure of the northeasternand northwestern regions.
He asked the city to spur socio-economic development,while ensuring national defence and security and environmental protection.
Tuyen Quang city needs to make greater efforts inorder to win the status of first-tier city in 2030, the government leader said./.
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Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (second from right) on February 23 launched a tree planting campaign in the northern mountainous province of Tuyen Quang. (Photo: VNA) 
