Chairman of the National Assembly's Committee on Culture and Education Nguyen Dac Vinh: Thanh Hoa - Nghe An - Ha Tinh cooperate to build increasingly effective policies

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

Speaking at the conference, comrade Nguyen Dac Vinh - Member of the Party Central Committee, Member of the National Assembly Standing Committee, Chairman of the National Assembly's Committee for Culture and Education highly appreciated the concretization of the Memorandum of Understanding on development cooperation between the three provinces of Thanh Hoa - Nghe An - Ha Tinh; thereby expressing his belief that the bond between the three provinces will become more and more substantial and effective.

The Chairman of the National Assembly's Committee on Culture and Education emphasized: Thanh Hoa - Nghe An - Ha Tinh are three localities with a total area and population equal to about 1/10 of the whole country.

"All three provinces are places of outstanding people, with long-standing history and culture, and have been pillars of the nation for generations," comrade Nguyen Dac Vinh shared.

Comrade Nguyen Dac Vinh commented: Currently, the three provinces are in a period of strong development. Accordingly, in 2023, in terms of GRDP scale, Thanh Hoa province is estimated to reach 272,950 billion VND, ranking 8th out of 63 localities nationwide; Nghe An province is estimated to reach 195,199 billion VND, ranking 10th out of 63 localities nationwide and Ha Tinh province is estimated to reach 102,500 billion VND.

“With 3 provinces having relatively large economic scale in the country; quite fast growth rate, we think becoming a growth pole is not just a wish but is becoming a reality. The problem is how to promote rapid development, progress even faster”, Comrade Nguyen Dac Vinh emphasized.

With the geographical characteristics of the three provinces, as well as many similarities, comrade Nguyen Dac Vinh expressed his high agreement with the orientation of the three provinces which is "connection, cooperation and mutual development".

Giving advice to the three provinces, the Chairman of the National Assembly's Committee on Culture and Education said that the biggest issue is that infrastructure connectivity needs to be closely linked to the National Planning, the North Central Region Planning, and the Central Coast. In particular, issues in regional planning will become the legal corridor for regional planning to organize implementation.

The Chairman of the National Assembly's Committee on Culture and Education also suggested the need to strengthen connections in training and human resource development. This is a content that needs connection and sharing in the general planning, because currently all three provinces are developing rapidly as a growth pole, so the level of science, technology, and people's intelligence are all developing.

Accordingly, he said that we must consider the reality and development needs of the region to design concentrated groups of industries and occupations for university and vocational training. These are two major issues that should be discussed carefully to choose for concentrated investment.

Comrade Nguyen Dac Vinh also agreed with the opinion of Chairman of Nghe An Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung that it is necessary to cooperate in building policies so that the three provinces can win together. The interests of each province are very important, but avoid competing with each other, leading to reduced investment efficiency. "I wish the three provinces, which are in the process of very strong development, will continue to move forward quickly, sustainably, and develop with quality and depth," said Comrade Nguyen Dac Vinh.