PM pays working trips to Cao Bang’s Trung Khanh district

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh paid a working trip to Dam Thuy border station and Trung Khanh district in the northern border province of Cao Bang on November 15.

Leaders of Trung Khanh district and Dam Thuy border station reported local socio-economic performance and security, order to the PM, saying that despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the local socio-economic situation has been stable, and ensuring social wefare has been promoted, along with the effective implementation of COVID-19 prevention and control. The border and rural security as well as solidarity and friendship with neighbouring China have been maintained.

Speaking at the working session, PM Chinh said with a number of scenic attractions, specialties and a 93km borderline with China, Trung Khanh has more competitive edges compared to other districts in the province.

He asked the district to focus on two key programmes and three breakthroughs, including programmes on human resources improvement and urban development in Trung Khanh and Tra Linh townships, and breakthroughs on sustainable tourism, services, fruit cultivation in combination with processing, and border economic development.

In particular, he assigned Cao Bang and Trung Khanh district to continue following the Party and State’s guidelines on ties between Vietnamese and Chinese Parties and nations, for the ultimate goal of firmly safeguarding national sovereignty, territorial integrity and borderline, maintaining peace and stability in border areas to promote exchanges, friendship and development.

The Party Committee, authorities and people of Trung Khanh district were required to build their own plans and mechanisms to draw strategic investors, fully tap the potential and advantages of the agreement on cooperation for the protection and exploitation of natural resources in Ban Gioc Waterfall (Vietnam) – Detian (China), contributing to bolstering Vietnam – China friendship in service of socio-economic development, and national defence-security in border areas.

The Party Committee and authorities of Cao Bang and Trung Khanh district in particular need to consider the management, protection and development of borderline with China into a borderline of peace, friendship and development as one of the top and regular political tasks, the PM said.