Acting President Vo Thi Anh Xuan (right) and WB Country Director for Vietnam Carolyn Turk. (Photo: VNA) At the meeting, Xuan highly appreciated theWB’s support for Vietnam’s Doi Moi (Reform), saying it is one of Vietnam’sthree largest development partners and foreign loan providers.
Such loans have been allocated to differentareas and projects, contributing to raising Vietnamese people’s livingstandards, she stressed.
The Acting President hailed Turk’s efforts in boosting cooperation between Vietnamand the WB during her term, and expressed her hope that Turk, in any positions,will make more contributions to the implementation of joint commitments.
She also suggested the WB maintain its close cooperation andsupport for Vietnam’s development, helping the country roll out national, key,large-scale projects in infrastructure, urban development, renewable energy,smart agriculture, and climate change response, among other fields.
Xuan called on the bank to continue with its non-refundable aid for Vietnam toimplement the country’s international commitments to the United Nations in suchspheres as peacekeeping, international security, climate change, sustainabledevelopment, water security, and food security.
The Acting President notedher hope that the two sides will launch more programmes and projects for disadvantagedgroups and remote areas.
Turk, for her part, affirmed that the WB standsready to support Vietnam to achieve its development targets.
The WB is working on a document on the strategicpartnership with the Vietnamese Government, she said, informing that the bankwill work with the government in the near future to over its content,especially financial support for Vietnam for 2023 - 2027./.
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