Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chairs the August Government meeting

The Government also assessed the implementation of the 2024 public investment plan, the projected public investment plan for 2025; the handling of some difficulties in the infrastructure investment project of Phu Vinh Industrial Park and Hoanh Son Industrial Park in Vung Ang Economic Zone, Ha Tinh; assessed the directions and administration of the Government and the Prime Minister in August, key tasks for September and some other important contents.

Attending the meeting were Deputy Prime Ministers Nguyen Hoa Binh, Le Thanh Long, Ho Duc Phoc, Bui Thanh Son; Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan; Ministers, Heads of ministerial-level agencies, and Government agencies.

Opening the meeting, on behalf of the Government, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh welcomed the five new members of the Government approved by the National Assembly and appointed by the President; hoping and believing that in their new positions, they will continue to be determined, make efforts, and act with the highest sense of responsibility, contributing to building a Government of solidarity, unity, discipline, integrity, innovation, and taking drastic and effective actions, wholeheartedly and with all their might to serve the Fatherland and the people, all for the benefit of the Party, the nation, and the people.

In the face of the situation of storm No. 3 with very strong intensity, high risk of natural disasters, and complicated developments that are directly affecting the mainland of the Northeast and North Central regions of our country, the Prime Minister said that the Government has established a Forward Command in Hai Phong to direct the work of storm prevention and control. A number of Ministers and Deputy Ministers have been sent to localities, especially coastal provinces and cities, to direct and urge storm prevention and control; the Ministry of National Defense and the Ministry of Public Security have mobilized forces to be on duty and help people prevent and control the storm.

Informing that the Prime Minister has continuously issued telegrams on monitoring developments and organizing measures to prevent and combat storms, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh requested Ministers, Prime Ministers of ministerial-level agencies, and agencies under the Government to directly direct storm prevention and combat and overcome the consequences of storm No. 3 and floods caused by storm circulation in accordance with the spirit of the Prime Minister's telegrams.

Looking back at the situation in August 2024, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said that the work of perfecting leadership positions had been organized in accordance with regulations and fully completed; documents for the 14th National Party Congress continued to be prepared. Meanwhile, the world situation was still evolving rapidly, with both positive and negative factors intertwined, but the negative ones were more numerous.

Informing that the socio-economic situation in August continued to be positive, better than July, and overall the first 8 months were better than the same period in all areas, the Prime Minister requested the Government members attending the meeting to focus on the assessment in the spirit of "not beautifying, not blackening; creating an exciting atmosphere, strengthening the confidence of the people, businesses, and investors". Therefore, it is necessary to have an objective and profound view, with specific figures to prove it; evaluate the direction and administration of the Government; analyze the strengths, limitations, and lessons learned to continue directing, administering, and organizing implementation in the coming time to achieve higher results.

The Prime Minister also requested Government members to analyze, make forecasts and comments on the situation in September and the coming time; propose breakthrough mechanisms, policies and solutions; areas that need to be focused on; tasks and solutions in the coming time to promote growth; stabilize the macro-economy, control inflation, ensure major balances, especially for key areas of the economy, resolve outstanding issues; ensure social security; maintain national sovereignty, political security, social order and safety, promote foreign affairs...

The Prime Minister emphasized the need to be extremely calm, courageous, knowledgeable, and able to handle both immediate and long-term situations; clear thinking, high efforts, great determination, and decisive actions; assigning "clear people, clear work, clear responsibilities, clear implementation time, clear effectiveness, clear products", strengthening inspection, urging, and supervision; closely following reality to operate...