PM chairs Red River Delta Region Coordinating Council’s meeting

The council is set to announce the Planning for the Red River Delta Region for the 2021 to 2030 period with a vision towards 2050 and review the one-year implementation of the Politburo’s Resolution regarding the development of the region and the Government’s Resolution on the action plan to carry out the Politburo’s resolution. This is as well as looking back on special policies and mechanism for the region’s development while revealing the plan for regional co-ordination and evaluation of the progress regarding major projects in the region.

In his opening speech, the Government leader stated that alongside priorities given to resources mobilisation and allocation, the meeting is designed to analyse challenges and specific tasks in a bid to effectively implement the Politburo and Government’s solutions, as well as the region’s planning.

It will work to review activities of the council nine months after its establishment and sketch out tasks for the council moving forward.

PM Chinh said that the Planning for the Red River Delta Region in the 2021 to 2030 period with a vision ahead to 2050, which was approved by the PM on May 4, highlights six core and strategic viewpoints.

Under the terms of the planning, the region is defined as a strategic location of extreme significance, serving as the leading growth motivation and guiding the economic structure reform and growth model transformation.

The development and economic restructuring of the region must therefore be based on science, technology, innovation and digital transformation, according to the planning. Indeed, this underlines that economic development must be in harmony with the growth of culture, social progress, and equality.

PM Chinh emphasised that the planning focuses on developing a synchronous and modern infrastructure system, ensuring reasonable, effective, and unified space organisation, whilst boosting the economical and efficient use of resources, energy, food and water security, along with environmental protection.

Meanwhile, socio-economic development will be combined with national defence and security assurances, as well as the improvement of the effectiveness of foreign affairs activities and international integration.

According to the Government leader, the planning outlines five major tasks and breakthroughs, including promoting the development of the infrastructure system with regional and international connection; speeding up innovation, science, and technology application; preserving, exploiting,, and promoting cultural values of the Red River Civilisation; accelerating urbanisation; and completing mechanisms and policies for regional development and regional links.