Nghe An province needs to grow stronger: Party leader

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong called the central province of Nghe An a development engine of the north-central region, and stressed that the locality should grow stronger, while chairing a meeting in Hanoi on May 25.
Nghe An province needs to grow stronger: Party leader ảnh 1Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong speaks at the meeting. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Party General Secretary NguyenPhu Trong called the central province of Nghe An a development engine of thenorth-central region, and stressed that the locality should grow stronger, whilechairing a meeting in Hanoi on May 25.

At the meeting, the Politburo gave opinions to areport reviewing the implementation of Resolution No. 26-NQ/TW issued on July30, 2013, during its 11th tenure on orientations and tasks ofdeveloping Nghe An by 2020.

Over the past nearly 10 years, Nghe An has been gearingtowards the status of the centre of finance, trade, tourism,education-training, science-technology, high-tech industry, health care andsports of the north-central region, heard the meeting.
Nghe An province needs to grow stronger: Party leader ảnh 2A view of the meeting. (Photo: VNA)
Last year, it ranked 10th nationwide interms of economic scale, with its per capita gross regional domestic product (GRDP)reaching 51.4 million VND (2,189 USD), more than doubling the figure recordedin 2013.

However, the province has still faced a range ofdifficulties and its economic development has yet to match its potential and advantages,the Politburo pointed out, noting that the efficiency of the local maritimeeconomy has remained modest, while socio-economic infrastructure has failed tosatisfy development demands.

In his concluding remarks, the Party leader said tospur Nghe An’s growth, the Politburo agreed to issue a new resolution by 2030with a vision towards 2045 that targets rapid, sustainable development for theprovince.
Nghe An province needs to grow stronger: Party leader ảnh 3Cua Hoi Bridge spans the Lam River and connects Cua Lo town in Nghe An with Nghi Xuan district in Ha Tinh province. (Photo: VNA)
He stressed the need to include more specific,result-oriented measures in the document in order to create tangible changes inthe locality - the homeland of late President Ho Chi Minh.

Apart from drastic actions taken by the provinceitself, centrally-run agencies should also take the responsibility in the causeof development, the Party chief emphasised./.
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