NA Chairman asks Quang Tri to promote cultural values

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue suggested Quang Tri, one of the fiercest battlefields during the war, organise a peace festival to attract more tourists at a working session with the Standing Board of the provincial Party Committee as part of his trip to the central locality on July 17.
NA Chairman asks Quang Tri to promote cultural values ảnh 1NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue speaks at the event (Photo: VNA)
Quang Tri (VNA) – National Assembly (NA)Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue suggested Quang Tri, one of the fiercest battlefieldsduring the war, organise a peace festival to attract more tourists at a workingsession with the Standing Board of the provincial Party Committee as part ofhis trip to the central locality on July 17.

The chief legislator lauded Quang Tri for itsachievements in socio-economic development, national defence and security, andParty building despite a host of challenges.

The locality has adopted many important resolutionson administrative reform, digital transformation, and the implementation ofnational target programmes, demonstrating its resolve and responsibility indevelopment, he stressed.

Its efforts paid off as the local gross regionaldomestic product (GRDP) growth reached 6.9% in the 2021-2022 period, and 6.52%in the first half of this year, the leader said, lauding progress the provincehas made in agriculture, tourism, energy development, forest coverage, and investment environment improvement.

Quang Tri needs to quickly complete its master plan for 2021-2030 with a vision towards 2050 to optimise its potential andadvantages, Hue said.  

During the war, Quang Tri, the location of thedemilitarised zone (DMZ) that separated the North and the South, was the site ofthe most intense bombings.

The top legislator, therefore, asked the province to propose adding its cultural elements to the draft national target programme oncultural development, which will be submitted to the legislature for approval,and build a national-scale war remnants museum.

Quang Tri should promote spiritual tourism anddevelop lodging services to attract more international tourists, he said.

The locality was also urged to pay more heed to thepersonnel work, including officials for the National Assembly andpeople-elected agencies in the locality in the upcoming tenure.

On this occasion, the NA Chairman witnessed somebusinesses presenting nearly 10 billion VND (423,191 USD) to Quang Tri, helpingthe locality build educational institutions./.
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