The meeting between Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (R) and ADB Country Director Andrew Jeffries on September 17 (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosteda reception for Country Director of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in VietnamAndrew Jeffries in Hanoi on September 17, during which he expressed his hope thatJeffries will further enhance the Vietnam-ADB partnership.
The host leader affirmed the VietnameseGovernment always considers the bank a closet and important developmentpartner, noting that many ADB-funded projects have greatly contributed to localsocio-economic development.
Since 1993, the ADB has assisted the countrywith 17 billion USD, 14 billion USD of which has been disbursed, he added.
Highlighting the close ties between Vietnam andthe ADB, Jeffries said as the country is building development strategies for2021-2025 and the next 10 years while the ADB is also working out its countrypartnership strategies for the next five and 10 years, the more theirstrategies match, the more optimal conditions for coordination activities willbe generated.
He congratulated the Vietnamese Government onits concurrent successful control of COVID-19 and ensuring of socio-economicdevelopment.
The ADB has taken swift actions to assistregional countries, and it has also helped Vietnam in the pandemic combat, thedirector said, stressing the bank’s readiness to discuss with Vietnamesepartners to seek the best measures for supporting the nation.
At the reception, PM Phuc appreciated the ADB’stripling of the COVID-19 response package for its members, including Vietnam.
He asked the ADB to help Vietnam design thesocio-economic development strategy and plan for 2021-2025 and work closely withthe country during the building and implementation of the country partnershipstrategy for the new period.
The two sides should also accelerate thedisbursement of funding for projects on the 2020-2021 list so as to promotegrowth, he added./.
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