Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc addresses the working session Dak Lak province on July 12 (Photo: VNA) Dak Lak (VNA) – Prime Minister NguyenXuan Phuc told the central and Central Highland regions to make all-out effortsfor green development, while chairing a working session in Dak Lak province onJuly 12 between regional localities and the subcommittee for socio-economicaffairs preparing for the coming 13th Party Congress.
He said the meeting aims to collect opinions for the buildingof the 10-year national socio-economic development strategy for 2021-2030, thefive-year socio-economic situation report for 2016-2020, and the five-yearsocio-economic development plan for 2021-2025 for submission to the congress.
The PM askedthe central and Central Highland regions to study an effective regionalconnection mechanism, review an overall plan on transport development, restructureagriculture, restore the development of the forest economy, forestry-basedeconomy, and develop renewable energy and tourism.
He told theregions to build sustainable agricultural production chains and develop road,railway and aviation transport infrastructure.
Special attention should be paid to implementingsocial welfares for ethnic people and contributors to the national revolution,improving human resources training, and ensuring defence security in the areas.
The PM held that it is necessary to increase the application oftechnology into production and carry out strategic breakthroughs to removebottlenecks in the regions such as the excessive development of long-termindustrial crops (like coffee and pepper) and hydropower plants.
Thedevelopment viewpoint for the central and Central Highland regions isdevelopment for stability, not the other way round, he stressed.
The leadersuggested the regions build mechanisms and policies to attract developmentinvestment suitable with the regional conditions.
The central and Central Highland regions hold a significantrole in defence and security as well as boast large potential for socio-economicdevelopment.
Manylocalities in the regions report economic growth higher than the national averagesuch as Da Nang, Quang Nam, Quang Ngai and Lam Dong.
The regions make up nearly 13 percent of thenation’s total population, and one quarter of the country’s total area.
They are blessed with a lot of favourable conditionsto develop various fields such as industry, tourism, service, seaport,industrial plants, and high-tech agriculture.-VNA
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