The Standing Committee of Nghe An and Quang Ngai Provincial Party Committees signed a development cooperation program.

Comrades: Thai Thanh Quy - Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council, Head of the National Assembly Delegation of Nghe An province; Bui Thi Quynh Van - Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the People's Council of Quang Ngai province co-chaired the meeting.

Attending the working session on Nghe An province side were comrades: Nguyen Van Thong - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; Nguyen Duc Trung - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; comrades in the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, leaders of departments, branches, districts, cities and towns. On Quang Ngai province side were comrades: Dang Ngoc Huy - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation; Dang Van Minh - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Dinh Thi Hong Minh - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; comrades in the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee and leaders of districts, cities and towns.

NGHE AN - QUANG NGAI: HISTORICAL GRACE

During the resistance war against America, the country was divided by a temporary border, not by the blood ties between the people of the North and the South.

In the 60s of the 20th century, in the North, many movements were launched for the South, typically the North-South twinning movement; which created great strength for the people of the two regions to work together in the resistance war and was a strong declaration to the imperialists and their henchmen about the great strength of solidarity and close attachment of the entire Vietnamese people, being of the same root, being of the same family, which no enemy or force could separate.

During those years of the fierce resistance war against the US, Nghe An - Quang Ngai were two localities that soon had historical affection, becoming two twin provinces. During those years, Nghe An province launched many large movements for Quang Ngai and the South such as: "An - Ngai uprising" campaign on January 1, 1961 to promote the indomitable tradition of the people of Nghe An and Quang Ngai, pushing to the peak of production in 1961, from which Nghe An province moved towards complete self-sufficiency in food.

After “An - Ngai uprising” was the “Lam - Tra rising up” campaign (named after Lam river in Nghe An - Tra Khuc river in Quang Ngai) which created a vibrant atmosphere as poet Te Hanh - a son of Quang Ngai felt when writing about Nghe An:“Every construction site, every competitive cooperative/ Twinning relationship permeates deeply into the rhythm of life/ The land of Nghe An, our homeland, blooms with more seasons”…

The Nghe An - Quang Ngai twinning does not stop at the provincial level but also spreads down to the district level such as: Quynh Luu - Binh Son, Nam Dan - Mo Duc, Nghia Dan - Ba To, Quy Chau - Tra Bong...

Along with the country's innovation process, Nghe An and Quang Ngai are having rapid and sustainable development steps.

With a population of 3.4 million people living in 21 districts, cities and towns; Nghe An's economic scale by the end of 2022 will reach 175,740 billion VND, ranking 10th in the country. The province is striving to become a fairly developed province in the Northern region by 2025 and a fairly developed province in the country by 2030.

Quang Ngai has a population of nearly 1.3 million people living in 13 districts, cities and towns, with an estimated GRDP of 125.5 trillion VND in 2023, ranking 19th out of 63 in the country. Quang Ngai is striving to become a fairly developed province in the Central region by 2025; creating the premise to become a fairly developed province by 2030, with an average income per capita at least equal to the national average.

Speaking at the conference, Nghe An Provincial Party Secretary Thai Thanh Quy and Quang Ngai Provincial Party Secretary Bui Thi Quynh Van were moved to recall the historical ties and affection between the two localities, especially the two twin provinces more than 60 years ago; at the same time, they expressed their joy, excitement, and respectful congratulations on the development achievements of each locality in the construction and development process; shared and exchanged experiences, orientations, and development strategies of each province in various fields.

On behalf of the Standing Committee, the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee, and the leaders of Nghe An province, Secretary of the Nghe An Provincial Party Committee Thai Thanh Quy expressed his pleasure in welcoming the high-level delegation of Quang Ngai province to organize gratitude activities in Nghe An and jointly organize a conference to sign the development cooperation program between the two provinces, which is a very meaningful activity.

In particular, with the full presence of the Standing Committee members, the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee and leaders of 13 districts, cities and towns of Quang Ngai province, the head of Nghe An Provincial Party Committee shared that this shows the respect, honor and promotion of the values ​​of the historical ties of the two provinces; as well as the desire to open a new relationship in a new context for the development of the two localities.

Agreeing with the very specific and practical content and approach of the Development Cooperation Program between the two provinces, Nghe An Provincial Party Secretary Thai Thanh Quy suggested that after signing, the two provinces will focus on implementing it well, along with creating favorable conditions and an environment to promote district-level cooperation between the two localities to maximize efficiency.

On behalf of the provincial delegation, Secretary of the Quang Ngai Provincial Party Committee Bui Thi Quynh Van shared her feelings, pride and respect when visiting Uncle Ho's homeland; Truong Bon National Historical Site, and Vietnam - Laos International Martyrs' Cemetery.

Along with implementing Resolution No. 26-NQ/TW dated November 3, 2022 of the Politburo on "Socio-economic development and ensuring national defense and security in the North Central and Central Coast regions to 2030, with a vision to 2045", the Secretary of the Quang Ngai Provincial Party Committee commented: Both provinces have many similarities in history, tradition, people, and culture; this is an important foundation for development.

Comrade Bui Thi Quynh Van believes that, together with the implementation of the Development Cooperation Program between the two provinces, each locality will increasingly promote its advantages, overcome difficulties, and overcome challenges to achieve goals in the new period.

COOPERATION ON 10 MAIN PILLARS

Based on the discussion and agreement on the contents, under the witness of the Standing members, the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee and leaders of departments, branches and localities of the two provinces, Nghe An Provincial Party Committee Secretary Thai Thanh Quy and Quang Ngai Provincial Party Committee Secretary Bui Thi Quynh Van signed the Memorandum of Understanding between the Nghe An Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee and the Quang Ngai Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee, including 10 contents.

Accordingly, the two provinces will coordinate and share experiences in building and implementing the Provincial Planning for the 2021 - 2030 period, with a vision to 2050; urban management and development in the two localities and strengthen coordination in implementing Resolution No. 26-NQ/TW dated November 3, 2022 of the Politburo on socio-economic development and ensuring national defense and security in the North Central and Central Coast regions to 2030, with a vision to 2045.

The two provinces also held meetings with the management boards of the economic zones to conduct research and sign cooperation agreements to share experiences and support development cooperation between the Dung Quat Economic Zone and Nghe An Economic Zone (Nghe An is expanding the Southeast Economic Zone and will change its name to Nghe An Economic Zone - PV).

Nghe An and Quang Ngai also coordinate and share experiences in many fields such as: Agriculture, especially attracting investment in high-tech agricultural application projects and technology transfer; organizing activities to connect foreign partners and promote and introduce localities to boost FDI attraction, develop trade, culture and tourism; implement 3 national target programs: Sustainable poverty reduction, new rural construction, socio-economic development in ethnic minority areas; develop education and training, science and technology, health; carry out Party building work, build the political system and ensure security and defense; promote and deepen the cooperative relationship and twinning between the district levels of the two provinces.

Based on the content of the Memorandum, each locality will appoint a leader of the Provincial People's Committee to directly direct relevant departments, branches and localities to develop specific programs and plans for implementation; every two years, the leaders of the two provinces will meet to assess the implementation situation and determine the tasks for the next period. The Office of the Nghe An Provincial Party Committee and the Office of the Quang Ngai Provincial Party Committee will coordinate in synthesizing and reporting on the implementation situation of the Memorandum and promptly propose arising contents for the leaders of the two provinces to consider and direct.

On this occasion, the leaders of the two provinces presented souvenirs. Quang Ngai province supported Nghe An people with 7 billion VND to overcome natural disaster damage.