'The Government is ready to apply innovation mechanisms for Nghe An's development'

On the morning of March 14, during his working program in Nghe An, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his delegation had a working session with provincial leaders on the socio-economic development situation in 2020 and tasks for 2021.

Attending the meeting were comrades: Phan Dinh Trac - Politburo member, Head of the Central Internal Affairs Commission; Uong Chu Luu - Vice Chairman of the National Assembly; comrades of the Party Central Committee: Nguyen Chi Dung - Minister of Planning and Investment; Tran Hong Ha - Minister of Natural Resources and Environment; Nguyen Van The - Minister of Transport; Nguyen Dac Vinh - Deputy Chief of the Party Central Office; Lieutenant General Nguyen Doan Anh - Commander of Military Region 4.

Working with the delegation, on the provincial side, there were comrades: Thai Thanh Quy - Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; Nguyen Duc Trung - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Nguyen Xuan Son - Chairman of the Provincial People's Council, along with comrades in the Provincial Party Standing Committee, the Provincial Party Executive Committee, and leaders of departments and branches.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc chaired a working session with leaders of Nghe An province. Photo: Thanh Duy

"OPEN PROVINCE, SUPPORT DEPARTMENT"

At the meeting, comrade Nguyen Duc Trung - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee reported to the Prime Minister on the socio-economic situation in 2020 and the first two months of 2021.

The Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee emphasized that in 2020 and the first two months of 2021, despite being greatly affected by natural disasters and epidemics, especially the Covid-19 pandemic, the Party Committee, Government and People of Nghe An province have united, unified, made great efforts and determination, strictly implemented the direction of the Government and the Prime Minister to successfully implement the "dual goal", showing 7 outstanding results.

Comrade Nguyen Duc Trung - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee presented a report on the province's socio-economic results to the Prime Minister and leaders of central ministries and branches. Photo: Pham Bang

The province has successfully organized Party congresses at all levels and the 19th Provincial Party Congress for the 2020-2025 term; promptly developed action programs, action plans, and completed personnel after the congress; proactively deployed and strictly implemented the directions of the Central Government, the Government, the Prime Minister and the National Steering Committee on Covid-19 Prevention and Control. Currently, Nghe An has not recorded any cases of Covid-19 infection.

The Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee said that in 2020, the province's gross domestic product growth rate reached 4.45%; budget revenue reached 17,635 billion VND, the highest ever. In the first 2 months of 2021, budget revenue was 2,983.8 billion VND, reaching 21.3% of the estimate, equal to 96.1% of the same period; Industrial production development index increased by 26.65%... Administrative reform work was implemented drastically; the investment and business environment was increasingly improved.

In 2020, many potential foreign investors were interested and committed to investing in the province. In the first 2 months of 2021, a number of large projects were granted investment registration certificates such as: Electronic components manufacturing factory of Everwin Precision Vietnam Company (200 million USD), Hoang Mai 1 Industrial Park (750 billion VND), Goertek Vina Factory groundbreaking (100 million USD),...

The progress of implementation and disbursement of public investment capital has been focused on accelerating. The disbursement rate of public investment capital in 2020 reached 92.87%, higher than in 2019. The cultural and social sectors continued to achieve important results. National defense and security were ensured; social order and safety were maintained. The province performed well in inspection, citizen reception, and settlement of petitions and complaints from the people.

Leaders of the Party, State, ministries and central branches attended the meeting. Photo: Thanh Duy

The Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee also emphasized the province's 7 key tasks in the coming time. The province will continue to implement the "dual goal" of both effectively preventing and fighting the epidemic and focusing on socio-economic development and ensuring social security. Organize to thoroughly grasp and develop an action program to implement the Resolution of the 13th National Party Congress; effectively organize the implementation of the Resolution of the 19th Provincial Party Congress, term 2020 - 2025. Synchronously and drastically deploy the tasks and solutions set out to implement Resolution No. 01/NQ-CP and Resolution No. 02/NQ-CP dated January 1, 2021 of the Government.

Nghe An will promote economic restructuring associated with growth model innovation; urgently develop the Provincial Planning for the period 2021 - 2030, with a vision to 2050. Maximally mobilize and effectively use resources to focus on infrastructure investment, ensure synchronization, prioritize investment in inter-regional connectivity infrastructure of strategic significance and breakthrough. Resolutely direct the acceleration of implementation progress and disbursement of public investment capital according to the Government's direction.

Comrade Nguyen Dac Vinh - Deputy Chief of the Party Central Office spoke at the meeting. Photo: Thanh Duy

Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung speaks at the meeting. Photo: Pham Bang

In particular, the province is determined to promote administrative reform, strongly improve the investment and business environment; resolutely eliminate the situation of "open province, tight department", accompany businesses and investors with the motto of "open province, supportive department"; build e-government, smart city... Well prepare for the organization of the election of deputies to the 15th National Assembly and the election of deputies to People's Councils at all levels, term 2021 - 2026. Continue to strictly implement the work of protecting security, order and social safety, creating a solid premise for socio-economic development.

At the meeting, leaders of the Party, State, ministries and branches contributed many enthusiastic and responsible opinions, thereby suggesting and orienting many issues to help Nghe An province solve bottlenecks and clearly identify development directions.

Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Uong Chu Luu emphasized: Institutions, infrastructure, and human resources are still important breakthroughs not only for the whole country, but also for Nghe An. In particular, institutional reform needs to focus on policies, guidelines, and administrative reforms to create an environment for production and business development and attract investors.

Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Uong Chu Luu speaks at the meeting. Photo: Thanh Duy

One point that the Vice Chairman of the National Assembly paid close attention to for Nghe An is the need to create mechanisms, policies, and environments to unlock capital sources among the people; calling on successful Nghe An children to return to their hometowns to invest. Because according to data from the banking industry, Nghe An is behind Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City in terms of people's credit capital.

Comrade Phan Dinh Trac - Member of the Politburo, Head of the Central Internal Affairs Commission highly agreed with the previous comments of many leaders of central ministries and branches on the province, specifically the problem of Nghe An now is implementation.

Comrade Phan Dinh Trac - Politburo member, Head of the Central Internal Affairs Commission spoke at the meeting. Photo: Thanh Duy

According to the Head of the Central Internal Affairs Committee, first of all, we must have a really standard plan, from which we must choose the right investors; then we must stick to it, be stable, consistent, and loyal to the investors. Besides, if the province wants to do well, it must first do it right, and if it wants to do it right, it must first have a firm grasp of the provisions of the law.

NGHE AN PROVINCE'S DEVELOPMENT PLANNING NEEDS NEW, DEEP IDEAS

Concluding the working session, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc highly appreciated and commended the efforts of the provincial leaders, Party committees, authorities, and people of Nghe An on the socio-economic development results in 2020 and especially in the first two months of 2021. Especially the bright spot of solidarity and high unity in the Provincial Party Standing Committee and the Provincial Party Standing Committee, left an impression on the Politburo.

Many tasks of Nghe An province have been implemented well, such as building new rural areas, ensuring better security and order, attracting investment in many projects. Nghe An has made many efforts to improve the investment environment, shown by the steady increase in the provincial competitiveness index, the situation of "open province, tight department" has been overcome one step. Provincial leaders have been pondering on ways to develop the province.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc concluded the meeting. Photo: Thanh Duy

“We are ready to listen to apply the mechanism of innovation for Nghe An province for the development of President Ho Chi Minh’s homeland. Nghe An also needs to creatively apply the resolution, along with the virtues and mettle of Nghe people to arouse the desire for development,” the Prime Minister emphasized.

The important achievements that the province achieved in 2020 and the first quarter of 2021 are an important foundation for the province to implement the 5-year socio-economic development plan for the 2020-2025 period and 2021, making practical contributions to the overall results of the whole country.

Regarding the development direction in the coming period, the Prime Minister emphasized that Nghe An must not only thoroughly grasp but also apply the Resolution of the 13th National Party Congress to the specific contents of the Resolution of the 19th Provincial Party Congress. Among them, there is a very big and very new issue that the province must pay attention to, which is to arouse the aspiration for development, innovation, and building the culture of the Vietnamese people.

In that spirit, Nghe An must build a specific Action Program to implement the Resolution of the 13th National Party Congress, with responsible people, more determined, more active, more dynamic, more innovative.

Leaders of Nghe An province attended the meeting. Photo: Thanh Duy

The Prime Minister gave an example, how can we make Cua Hoi Bridge a highlight for everyone coming to this place? Is it a bridge of light, a tourist bridge that everyone coming to Nghe An must visit? Or can Vinh become a brilliant, impressive city of light?

"I am very happy to see that in Vinh, you have planned a number of walking paths. We must make products that people from other places want to buy when they come here," the Prime Minister said, suggesting that "Nghe An's development planning needs new, profound ideas to move Nghe An forward."

Why not put Cua Lo into Vinh City to increase the size of Vinh City? The Prime Minister raised the issue and suggested that Nghe An study this issue. Nghe An is identified as the center of the North Central region, while Thanh Hoa and Ha Tinh are developing strongly, so if Nghe An wants to be the center, what should it focus on?

Therefore, the province should develop a fundamental and systematic plan with strategic breakthroughs to clear development bottlenecks, the Prime Minister noted. In development, it is necessary to shift from breadth to depth, with a longer-term vision. Focus on 3 key economic regions more clearly, especially continuing to develop the Western Nghe An region in the direction of greening, using forest products to become a strength. Develop and expand urban areas with planning, including upgrading and expanding the Vinh - Kim Lien (Nam Dan) route.

Leaders of Nghe An province attended the meeting. Photo: Thanh Duy

Assessing the important role of the people, the Prime Minister suggested that Nghe An should mobilize the people to develop services, trade and even plant trees. In addition, maintaining security and order in the area, thereby attracting many talented people, the rich, and the upper class to live and work in the province.

Quoting a historian about the name of the province “Nghe An” which means “Peaceful and Unstable”… meaning the desire for a land that always brings peace, prosperity, tranquility, and no disturbances, the Prime Minister believes that Nghe An province will have new progress in the new term.

At the meeting, the Prime Minister also responded to the recommendations and proposals of Nghe An province. The Prime Minister agreed to the policy of socialization and calling for investment in Cua Lo deep-water port, in which the State will support counterpart capital. The Prime Minister assigned Nghe An to preside over and coordinate with the Ministry of Transport, the Ministry of Planning and Investment, and the Ministry of Finance to study and propose a mechanism to call for investment in Cua Lo deep-water port.

The Prime Minister also assigned the Ministry of Transport and Nghe An province to establish a working group to review and survey the project to extend the existing runway to the North at Vinh Airport, and report back to the Prime Minister for consideration and decision.

Regarding the proposal to approve the Project to establish a high-tech forestry zone in the North Central region in Nghe An province, the Prime Minister assigned the Government Office to promptly submit to the Prime Minister for signing a decision approving the project, in order to create favorable conditions for the province to soon implement it and attract investors this year.

The Prime Minister also assigned the Ministry of Transport to preside over and coordinate with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Planning and Investment, and Nghe An province to survey and submit a plan to allocate budget from government bond capital and investors' financial resources to pay for compensation for site clearance for the project to expand and upgrade National Highway 1A, in order to completely resolve the situation of prolonged petitions.

RECEIVE AND CONFIRM THE PRIME MINISTER'S DIRECTIONS

In his response speech, Provincial Party Secretary Thai Thanh Quy shared that over the past years, with the attention of the Central Party Committee, the Government, the National Assembly, ministries, branches and central agencies, Nghe An province has strived to achieve important results in the process of socio-economic development.

In particular, after the success of the 19th Provincial Party Congress and the 13th National Party Congress, the spirit of solidarity, unity, excitement and trust among cadres, party members and people has been enhanced; determination and aspiration for development are very strong.

Comrade Thai Thanh Quy - Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee spoke at the meeting. Photo: Thanh Duy

Nghe An province is very honored and delighted to welcome the Prime Minister, leaders of the Party and State, members of the Party Central Committee, central ministries and branches to visit and work with the province after the success of the 13th National Congress of the Party. This is a great source of encouragement, adding motivation for the whole province to strive to successfully implement the targets and tasks of 2021, as well as the entire term.

On behalf of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee, the Provincial Party Committee Secretary emphasized that the province seriously received and fully and comprehensively grasped the opinions of the comrades in the working delegation, especially the opinions and conclusions of the Prime Minister. The Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee will direct, supplement and specify them in the program and plan to achieve the best results in implementing the targets and tasks set out in the term.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc presents souvenirs to Nghe An province. Photo: Pham Bang

Leaders of Nghe An province presented souvenirs to Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc. Photo: Thanh Duy

On this occasion, on behalf of the Provincial Party Standing Committee and provincial leaders, Comrade Thai Thanh Quy respectfully thanked the Prime Minister, Party and State leaders, and Central delegates for their affection and attention in the past time and hoped to continue receiving their attention and support in the coming time to build Nghe An to develop further.