Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has appealed for more policymakingsuggestions and resources support from foreign donors in a bid torealise national goals in the coming time.
He made the call atthe Vietnam Development Partnership Forum in Hanoi on December 5,noting that the National Assembly has adopted the revised Constitutionand several key laws at its just-concluded session, laying ground formore legal regulations to create a competitive environment with theactive involvement of the public and business circle.
Inaddition, Vietnam is conducting negotiations on six free tradeagreements with top global and economies worldwide that are expected tobe completed in 2014-2015, he said.
Informing guests ofnational socio-economic performance and tasks for next years, PM Dungsaid Vietnam and foreign donors have successfully held the annualConsultative Group of Donors (CG) meetings over the past 20 years.
The leader noted that from an underdeveloped country in the 1990s,Vietnam has become a middle-income nation and basically achievedseveral millennium development goals and recorded some successes inpoverty reduction.
According to him, it is a joint achievementof Vietnam and international donors thanks to perseverance andeffective bilateral cooperation over the past two decades.
This year, Vietnam now holds the first forum in replacement of theCG meeting, reflecting a shift in its status from an aid recipient to adevelopment partner, PM Dung said.
Themed “Establishing a NewPartnership: Looking Towards Competitiveness, Comprehensive andSustainable Growth”, this year’s event attracted around 300 delegatesfrom 20 ministries, agencies and localities as well as international andnon-Governmental organisations.
Co-chaired by Minister ofPlanning and Investment Bui Quang Vinh and World Bank Country Directorin Vietnam Victoria Kwakwa, the forum will focus its discussions onpoverty reduction in ethnic community, private sector’s involvement inclean water supplies and hygiene, better efficiency in environmentalmanagement system, and competitiveness via skill improvement andvocational training.-VNA