Thanh Hoa Provincial Party Secretary Do Trong Hung: Cooperation and association of the three provinces of Thanh Hoa - Nghe An - Ha Tinh are in the right direction.

On the morning of December 10, in Cua Lo town (Nghe An), a conference was held to evaluate 1 year of implementation results of the Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation between the three provinces of Thanh Hoa - Nghe An - Ha Tinh.

On behalf of the leaders and working delegation of Thanh Hoa province, comrade Do Trong Hung - Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the People's Council of Thanh Hoa province thanked the leaders of Nghe An and Ha Tinh provinces, especially the leaders of Nghe An province - the host of the conference for their warm, sincere and thoughtful affection.

"We think this is a very special relationship that we need to preserve, cherish and further develop to make it stronger between the three provinces," the Thanh Hoa Provincial Party Secretary shared.

He also congratulated the very important achievements that the three provinces have achieved in the past time; especially in 2023 - a year with many difficulties and challenges, but the economies of the three provinces all grew quite well, putting the economic scale of each province in the average to good group of the whole country.

Besides, the three provinces all maintained stability from the grassroots; internally, they were very united and sincere based on the Party's Charter, State laws, and working regulations.

Comrade Do Trong Hung congratulated the Party Committee, Government and People of Nghe An province on the issuance of Resolution No. 39-NQ/TW dated July 18, 2023 by the Politburo on the construction and development of Nghe An province to 2030, with a vision to 2045 on the basis of summarizing 10 years of implementing Resolution No. 26-NQ/TW; at the same time, he expressed his special impression on the organization of the Conference to deploy and disseminate Resolution No. 39-NQ/TW organized by the Secretariat and connected to grassroots points with a large number and scale.

The Secretary of Thanh Hoa Provincial Party Committee also congratulated the Party Committee, Government and People of Ha Tinh province on the great physician Hai Thuong Lan Ong being honored by UNESCO last year. This is a political and cultural event, not only an honor for Ha Tinh but also for the Vietnamese people.

The Secretary of Thanh Hoa Provincial Party Committee affirmed: The need for cooperation, association and regional cooperation is both an objective requirement and an intrinsic need, and the current approach of the three provinces is very much in the right direction.

Although the cooperation signing period is not long, the results are huge; not only the current leaders of Thanh Hoa province, but also the former leaders are very excited about the systematic and systematic cooperation of the three provinces.

Comrade Do Trong Hung cited: When discussing the institutions for Nghe An and Ha Tinh, Thanh Hoa province was unanimous and agreed, or during the Prime Minister's recent working trip, the province proposed infrastructure with the view that it must be widespread and cooperative, including with Nghe An and Ha Tinh.

Through the cooperation program, comrade Do Trong Hung pledged: Thanh Hoa province supports and accompanies the initiatives and proposals of Nghe An and Ha Tinh.

For example, from the perspective of the Party and the National Assembly, Thanh Hoa will propose that the Central Government soon end the Thach Khe iron mine project, not only for Ha Tinh but also for the sustainable development of the whole region. Or for Nghe An, the two provinces together propose that the Central Government invest in infrastructure connecting National Highway 45 and National Highway 48.

Thanh Hoa also highly supports the early construction of the Hanoi - Vientiane expressway with a route passing through Thanh Thuy border gate (Thanh Chuong district, Nghe An); supports the National Assembly to issue a Resolution on specific mechanisms and policies for Nghe An to implement Resolution No. 39 of the Politburo; implement the LNG Power project in Quynh Lap commune, Hoang Mai town (Nghe An); as well as sharing and using Nghi Son deep-water port to maximize its effectiveness.

Regarding the cooperation orientation of the three provinces in the coming time, Thanh Hoa Provincial Party Secretary Do Trong Hung highly agreed with the opinions expressed at the conference on cooperation and regional linkage for development; and suggested that the Central Government continue to perfect the institutions.