Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnamese Government always considers the MekongDelta a strategic position in term of security, economy, and national defence, DeputyPrime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue said at a question and answer session of the National Assembly Standing Committee in Hanoi on August 15.
The Mekong Delta is the most productive area for agriculture so it is necessaryto focus investment in the region, he said.
He also said that in the past five years, the total investment from the Statebudget for the Mekong Delta region ranked third among the country’s economicregions with about 16.5 percent.
From now to 2020, the Government will concentrate investment on projects whichlink sub-regions in the Mekong Delta such as Dong Thap Muoi, Ca Mau peninsula,Long Xuyen quadrangle and connectivity between the Mekong Delta and Ho Chi MinhCity.
With its advantages in terms of inland waterways, the Mekong Delta can developlogistic services for the Mekong sub-region.
The Deputy Prime Minister said that with the Government’s allocation of revenuesurplus which equals 2.186 billion VND and credit from the bank, the Trung Luong-MyThuan Expressway project will be completed next year. - VNA
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