At the site of the project to expand the Dien Bien airport, thegovernment leader stressed the importance of the project to the province’sdevelopment. He required contractors to keep to schedule and make efforts tocomplete the project one month ahead of schedule.
When completed, the expanded airport will be able to accommodate modernaircraft such as A320, A321, and serve from 500,000 to 1 million passengers ayear. Work under the project started in January last year and is planned tocomplete in December 2023.
During the trip, PM Chinh presentedscholarships to 300 children in difficult circumstances in Dien Bien andwitnessed the hand-over of 200 bicycles to poor children.
He took the occasion to stress that the care, education and protection ofchildren is a top priority of the Party, the State and society as a whole, toensure social welfare and sustainable national development./.