Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc: The level of success is determined not only by what has been achieved but also by the obstacles overcome.

On the morning of December 28, the Government held an online conference with localities to implement the Resolution of the 14th National Assembly on socio-economic development tasks in 2021. General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong attended and delivered a speech at the conference.

General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong; National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan; Standing member of the Secretariat Tran Quoc Vuong; Politburo and Secretariat members, leaders of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, central departments, ministries and branches attended the conference. Photo: VGP/Quang Hieu

Comrade Nguyen Xuan Phuc - Politburo member, Prime Minister chaired the conference. Attending the conference were comrades: Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan - Politburo member, Chairwoman of the National Assembly; Tran Quoc Vuong - Politburo member, Standing member of the Secretariat; comrades of the Politburo, Secretariat, leaders of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, central departments, ministries and branches attending the conference.

Comrades: Thai Thanh Quy - Alternate 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 chaired at the Nghe An province bridge. Also attending were comrades in the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Vice Chairmen of the Provincial People's Council, Provincial People's Committee, departments, branches and connected online to 21 districts, cities and towns in the province.

Panoramic view of the conference at the main bridge at the Government headquarters. Photo: VGP/Quang Hieu

In his opening speech, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said that in 2020, despite the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, our country is a rare country that has maintainedpositive growth, the epidemic is controlled, ensuring social security.

“Up to this point, we have achieved“dual target”in preventing and fighting Covid-19 and maintaining economic growth," the Prime Minister affirmed and added: Party building and anti-corruption work are also being promoted by the Party and State.

However, according to the head of the Government, the level of success is determined not only by what has been achieved but also by the obstacles overcome; therefore, 2020 must be considered our country's most successful year in the past 5 years.

“The most difficult and thorny times are the opportunities for each of us to demonstrate our national spirit, solidarity, and “like-mindedness and mutual support”; highlighting the mettle, will, and character of the Vietnamese people,” the Prime Minister concluded and further emphasized: Our country has not only succeeded economically but also achieved rapid social progress.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc delivered an opening speech at the conference. Photo: VGP/Quang Hieu

The conference listened to Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh present a summary report on the implementation of the socio-economic development plan in 2020 and the 5-year plan (2016-2020); and expected directions and tasks for the coming time.

Accordingly, the macro economy is stable, inflation is controlled, growth quality is improved, and major balances of the economy are improved. The average growth rate in the period 2016 - 2019 is 6.8%/year. Despite being heavily affected by the pandemic, the growth rate for the whole year of 2020 reached 2.91%; the highest growth rate in the world.

GDP scale increased about 1.4 times compared to 2015 (according to the International Monetary Fund, in 2020 Vietnam could become the 4th largest economy in ASEAN); GDP per capita in 2020 is estimated to reach about 2,750 USD.

Comrades: Thai Thanh Quy - Alternate 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 chaired at the Nghe An province bridge. Photo: Thanh Duy

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Panorama of the conference at the Nghe An Provincial People's Committee bridge. Photo: Thanh Duy

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