Ms Phong conveyed her best wishes to the local administration and people on the occasion of the 35^th anniversary of the Buon Ma Thuot victory.

She called on them to make headway towards turning Buon Ma Thuot into a major urban centre of the Central Highland region.

Urban planning must protect the ecological environment and preserve desirable features of the Central Highland city, besides developing human resources and improving the political system, she said.     

She emphasised that the province of Dak Lak should make a greater effort to improve the living conditions of local people, especially those of ethnic minority groups.