Ho Chi Minh City and 9 northern and north central provinces signed a development cooperation agreement until 2025.

Leaders of Ho Chi Minh City and the provinces of Nghe An, Cao Bang, Bac Kan, Ha Nam, Thanh Hoa, Ha Tinh, Quang Binh, Quang Tri, and Thua Thien Hue attended the conference. Photo: Pham Bang

Leaders of Ho Chi Minh City and the provinces of Nghe An, Cao Bang, Bac Kan, Ha Nam, Thanh Hoa, Ha Tinh, Quang Binh, Quang Tri, and Thua Thien Hue attended the conference. Photo: Pham Bang

MANY PRACTICAL, COMPREHENSIVE, WIDELY SPREADING RESULTS

In his welcome speech at the conference, Mr. Nguyen Duc Trung - Chairman of Nghe An Provincial People's Committee said that Ho Chi Minh City is the driving force, the leading locomotive with the role of a major center in many fields of the key economic region in the South and the whole country. The North Central and Central Coast, the Northern Midlands and Mountains and the Red River Delta are three regions with strategic positions, which are particularly important in terms of politics, economy, society, national defense, security and foreign affairs of the whole country.

With such an important position and role, in recent years, the implementation of socio-economic development cooperation programs between Ho Chi Minh City and the Northern and North Central provinces has achieved many practical and comprehensive results and has had a wide spread in all fields. Each locality with its own development potential and advantages has been effectively promoted when implementing development cooperation programs with Ho Chi Minh City.

Comrade Nguyen Duc Trung - Chairman of Nghe An Provincial People's Committee delivered a welcome speech at the conference. Photo: Pham Bang

The Chairman of the People's Committee of Nghe An province emphasized that in the development orientation, the province identifies cooperation with localities as a continuous task, not only meaningful for each locality but also contributing to promoting common strengths for mutual development. In particular, the development cooperation program with Ho Chi Minh City has many meanings, between the city named after Uncle Ho and his hometown province, which has been paid attention to and built by generations of leaders of the two localities.

Nghe An and the Northern and North Central provinces always expect and believe that the socio-economic development cooperation program with Ho Chi Minh City in the period up to 2025 and the following years will continue to promote the highest efficiency, be more substantial and go into depth, opening up many new prospects, new cooperation opportunities and further tightening the long-term cooperative relationship between localities and Ho Chi Minh City.

Delegates attending the conference. Photo: Pham Bang

At the conference, the localities unanimously assessed that Ho Chi Minh City has actively supported and cooperated in socio-economic development, contributing to expanding the market and development space with localities in the region in particular and the whole country in general; contributing to preserving and promoting the cultural identity of ethnic groups, improving the material and spiritual life of the people; firmly ensuring national defense and security; strengthening the building of great solidarity among ethnic groups.

Socio-economic development cooperation programs between Ho Chi Minh City and the provinces have achieved positive results in the following areas: real estate investment, new urban areas, construction and development of infrastructure in industrial parks, economic zones, high-tech zones; investment and trade promotion industry, high-tech agriculture, culture - tourism, health, education, information and communication, social security activities...

Delegates attending the conference. Photo: Pham Bang

The leaders of Ho Chi Minh City and the local leaders of the regions have created all favorable conditions and preferential policies for enterprises of Ho Chi Minh City to invest and do business. Thereby, they have attracted resources from economic sectors of Ho Chi Minh City to invest, exploit the potential and strengths of each province to serve the goal of socio-economic development.

The projects were implemented effectively, contributing to increasing budget revenue and creating many jobs for local workers, contributing to promoting socio-economic development of the provinces.

COOPERATION MUST HAVE SPECIFIC, QUANTIFYABLE PRODUCTS THAT BRING PRACTICAL VALUE AND MEANING

Speaking at the conference, Mr. Vo Van Hoan - Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City said that the city always appreciates voluntary, equal, mutually beneficial cooperation between parties, in accordance with the strengths, characteristics, and potentials of each locality. Through regional linkage, Ho Chi Minh City is the locality that receives and benefits the most from the results, opening up many spaces, forming many innovative ideas, and many new development models.

Comrade Vo Van Hoan - Vice Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee delivered the opening speech at the conference. Photo: Pham Bang

Reviewing the milestones of cooperation between Ho Chi Minh City and the provinces, the Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee said that this is the result of a long process, especially the precious sentiments of generations of local leaders over the past time. The city sees the responsibility and necessity to continue promoting and strengthening development cooperation with economic regions, including the Northern and North Central provinces.

In order to promptly implement the Politburo's Resolutions on regional development, promote the potential and advantages of all parties, and contribute to the development of each locality, Ho Chi Minh City has proactively built multilateral and bilateral development cooperation agreements with localities in many fields.

Delegates attending the conference. Photo: Pham Bang

After signing, the agreement will be materialized through specific projects, programs, plans and actions. By 2025, when summarizing, there must be specific, quantifiable products that bring value and practical meaning to the development of each locality.

At the conference, provincial leaders reported on the socio-economic situation, pointed out the outstanding strengths and distinct potentials of each locality; and proposed solutions and activities to promote connection and cooperation activities between Ho Chi Minh City and localities in the coming time to achieve the highest efficiency.

Comrade Nguyen Dang Binh - Chairman of Bac Kan Provincial People's Committee spoke at the conference. Photo: Pham Bang

Chairman of Bac Kan Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Dang Binh hopes that Ho Chi Minh City will cooperate in investment in the fields of investment, agricultural development, industry and trade, tourism and help in social security work, help the highland areas with schools, medical stations, housing for poor households, and overcome the consequences of floods. At the same time, he hopes that many enterprises will research, survey and implement investment, business, tourism development, trade connection, and consumption of the province's products.

Chairman of Ha Nam Provincial People's Committee Truong Quoc Huy proposed that Ho Chi Minh City pay attention to supporting in planning, infrastructure investment, investment attraction, management and operation of the High-Tech Park, especially in developing the fields of artificial intelligence, automation, biotechnology; support and create conditions for the province to participate in economic forums - investment promotion, trade promotion,... organized by Ho Chi Minh City; Strengthen tourism promotion activities, especially spiritual tourism, community-oriented eco-tourism.

Comrade Vo Van Hung - Chairman of Quang Tri Provincial People's Committee spoke at the conference. Photo: Pham Bang

Chairman of the People's Committee of Quang Tri province Vo Van Hung said that it is necessary to evaluate the results of each locality in the most realistic way, and propose appropriate cooperation areas and roadmaps. In addition to the North-South axis, in the coming time, it is necessary to promote development along the East-West economic corridor; cooperate in developing science and technology, energy and renewable energy; exploit trade and tourism based on the potential and strengths of the sea.

CONTINUE STRONG COOPERATION FOR TOGETHER DEVELOPMENT

In his concluding remarks at the conference, Comrade Nguyen Van Hieu - Deputy Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee emphasized that recently, the task of regional development and regional linkage has received special attention from the Politburo. Today's conference aims to concretize the Politburo's Resolutions and the Government's Action Program, thereby contributing to the socio-economic development of each region and locality.

With a sense of responsibility, on the principles of equality, voluntariness and mutual benefit, Ho Chi Minh City has always proactively expanded cooperation with economic zones and localities across the country. The collective leadership of Ho Chi Minh City has reached a high level of consensus, thoroughly grasped the awareness and implementation, considering this an opportunity to expand the city's development space.

Comrade Nguyen Van Hieu - Deputy Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee delivered a concluding speech at the conference. Photo: Pham Bang

For local leaders, the Deputy Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee suggested continuing to pay attention, regularly leading and directing, and proactively coordinating with leaders and departments and branches of Ho Chi Minh City at all levels and localities. In particular, paying attention to supporting the city's business community to participate in investment promotion in the area.

For the business community of the city and provinces, it is necessary to organize many activities to connect trade, promote trade investment, consume products, transfer management experience, and develop together to prosper. The development of businesses is also the development of localities.

Leaders of Ho Chi Minh City and 9 provinces signed a memorandum of understanding on socio-economic development cooperation until 2025. Photo: Pham Bang

Leaders of Ho Chi Minh City and 9 provinces show the spirit of solidarity and cooperation for mutual development. Photo: Pham Bang

At the conference, Ho Chi Minh City and 9 provinces of the North Central - Central Coast, the Northern Midlands - Mountainous Region and the Red River Delta signed a memorandum of understanding on socio-economic development cooperation until 2025, in the fields of: investment; tourism, culture; agriculture; industry and trade; science and technology; information and communication; digital transformation; education, training and healthcare.

The cooperation goal is to transform the potential and advantages of the parties into specific values, contributing to the development of each party and the region; creating a bridge for businesses of both sides to connect and cooperate with each other; promoting public-private cooperation on the principle of mutual benefit and contributing to the common development of the parties; exchanging experiences in administrative reform, state management and supporting business development, improving people's lives.