Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung clarified a number of political, socialand economic issues while meeting with voters in An Lao district, thenorthern port city of Hai Phong on December 13.
The constituents were informed of the outcomes of the eighth sessionof the 13th National Assembly which wrapped up in late November aftermore than one month of working with a heavy agenda on a number ofimportant matters.
The nation has gained comprehensiveachievements in all realms despite socio-economic difficulties, naturaldisasters and diseases, thanks to the leadership of the Party and jointefforts of the whole political system, people, and army, the PM said.
Apart from maintaining macroeconomic stability,curbing inflation, ensuring social and political order and safety, andsafeguarding the national sacred sovereignty, the country has promotedexternal activities to raise the position of Vietnam in the world,he further said.
In 2015, the Government willcontinue to improve the business climate, reform administrativeformalities, and strive to raise the gross domestic production (GDP)growth to 6.2 percent from the current 5.9 percent, the PM said.
Break-through strategies will focus on perfecting the legal andinstitutional systems; investing in infrastructure modernisation; andenhancing high-quality human resources training, he revealed.
The Government will work harder to ensure social equality by improvingsocial welfare policies, developing education and healthcare services,and bringing new facelift for rural areas.
Touchingon safeguarding the national sea and island sovereignty, Prime MinisterNguyen Tan Dung said cooperation and struggle are two-sided in theinternational relations to ensure peace, stability, development,prosperity and legitimate interest of each country.
Regarding the outlets for farm produce, the Prime Minister said theGovernment has sought all necessary measures to expand markets foraquatic and agricultural products, via the recently-signed free tradeagreements as well as those under negotiations.
Inthe coming time, new similar pacts with low or zero percent tariff isexpected to bring numerous opportunities to domestic exporters ofseafood and farm produce.
Businesses, scientists andfarmers need to work harder to ensure the quality of the products andcompetitive prices, he concluded.-VNA