Vietnam seeks to expand cooperation with ADB
This statement was made by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung while receiving ADB President Haruhiko Kuroda in Hanoi on Feb. 28.
PM
Dung expressed his pleasure to meet the ADB President again and
highlighted the effective cooperation of ADB operations in Vietnam .
The PM affirmed that Vietnam manages and effectively uses ADB loans to the country.
The
Vietnamese Government welcomed the financial institution’s annual
meeting that will take place in Hanoi in May, PM Dung said, stressing
the event’s significance for both ADB and Vietnam.
Relevant Vietnamese agencies will spare no effort to ensure the success of this important event, he assured.
Vietnam has exerted efforts to improve infrastructure, step up human
resource training, focus on sustainable development along with building
an equal society and speed up poverty reduction and environmental
protection.
He expressed his wish to continue receiving ADB support to solve these issues.
ADB
President Kuroda highlighted the development in relations between his
financial institution and Vietnam, saying that ADB plans to increase
loans to Vietnam to 2 billion USD in the future.
Apart from
assistance and cooperation in infrastructure development, ADB wants to
cooperate in education with Vietnam, he said.
The ADB
President highly valued the Vietnamese Government’s measures to curb
inflation, saying they are effective and appropriate with the current
situation.
In addition to inflation, the gap between the rich and poor is a challenge for the Southeast Asian nation, he said.
Solving the issue along with rapid economic growth and climate change response has challenged Vietnam, he added.
Apart from infrastructure improvement, Vietnam needs to have abundant high-quality human resources in the long term.
To meet the targets, the country’s per capita income will obtain a higher level, he affirmed.
The
ADB President also expressed pleasure with Vietnam hosting the
upcoming ADB meeting, saying that this is an opportunity to showcase its
potential for development.
Through the meeting, ADB’s 66 member
countries can witness Vietnam’s strong development and take
opportunity to promote cooperation with Vietnam, he added.
ADB will continue to support and assist Vietnam in its economic development, he stressed./.