Tuyen Quang urged to focus on agro-forestry development
Tuyen Quang province needs to develop the service as well as agricultural and forestry sectors towards commodity production, said State President Nguyen Minh Triet.
Mr Triet made the request during his working visit to the northern mountainous province on June 30 and July 1, focusing on its socio-economic development in the first half of 2010 and implementation of a Party Politburo resolution on judicial reforms.
Working with the provincial leaders, President Triet praised the province’s development, particularly its high economic growth rates in recent years, saying in the past six months, it chieved a GDP growth of over 14 percent.
The province has already completed 20 investment projects and is currently carrying out 12 others, while its industrial production value is estimated to exceed VND2.2 trillion. “Tuyen Quang is one of the fastest-growing north-western provinces,” he said.
Regarding development tasks for the 2010-2015 period, President Triet asked the province to mobilise and use effectively available resources, speed up economic growth and accelerate development of potential industries.
Tuyen Quang holds advantages in terms of farming land, hence the province should step up forestation and make the best of its forests to create favourable conditions for local farmers to enrich themselves, he said, adding that it also expand the pilot model of raising milch cows.
President Triet also asked concerned ministries and agencies to consider building an expressway that links Tuyen Quang and its neighbouring province of Phu Tho with the Kunming (China) - Lao Cai -Hai Phong economic corridor, to help Tuyen Quang attract more investors and boost socio-economic development.
As Head of the Central Steering Committee for Judicial Reforms, President Triet urged the province to renew the working procedures and improve the operational efficiency of its judicial agencies.
During his stay, the State leader also visited the Tan Trao historical relic site and met with local people in Son Duong district’s Tan Trao commune - a former revolutionary base. He also presented gifts to heroic Vietnamese mother Nguyen Thi Nhon and several social policy beneficiaries.
