President pays working visit to northern border province of Lang Son
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has lauded the northern province of Lang Son for its efforts in maintaining a borderline of peace and friendship with China, thus well serving socio-economic development.
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has lauded the northern province of Lang Son for its efforts in maintaining a borderline of peace and friendship with China. (Photo: VNA)
Lang Son (VNA) – President Nguyen XuanPhuc has lauded the northern province of Lang Son for its efforts inmaintaining a borderline of peace and friendship with China, thus well serving socio-economic development.
Lang Son that borders China’s Guangxi province hasworked to maintain its relations with localities of Guangxi, the President toldprovincial leaders at a meeting on November 3.
Highlighting the comprehensive strategic cooperative partnershipbetween Vietnam and China, President Phuc said building a shared borderline of peace, stabilityand development is of extreme importance.
He asked Lang Son’s competent departments and agenciesto carry forward the sense of responsibility in establishing, preserving andpromoting the friendship and mutually beneficial cooperation with Guangxi province and competent forces of China.
The President suggested boosting exchanges betweenagencies of the two sides, and coordination in facilitating the circulation ofgoods and travelling of people at border gates.
He also commended Lang Son’s performance in ensuring nationaldefence and security, COVID-19 prevention and control, and economic development.
President Phuc said the reopening needs to go in tandemwith COVID-19 prevention and control, urging Lang Son to roll out a mechanismto connect border localities, thus enhancing trade and economic cooperation andcreating breakthroughs for the province in the future.
It was reported at the meeting that Lang Son is expected to post an economic growth rate of 6.3 percent this year, lower than the set target of 7-7.5 percent. Totalexport-import value of goods through the province in the first 10 months went up 110percent to 24.5 billion USD.
Its budget collection is set to surpass the 10 trillionVND benchmark (439.54 million USD) for the first time this year, up 172 percent.
President Phuc was in Lang Son to attend a meeting markingthe 190th founding anniversary of the province, where he alsovisited officers and soldiers at Huu Nghi International Border Gate./.
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President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has lauded the northern province of Lang Son for its efforts in maintaining a borderline of peace and friendship with China. (Photo: VNA) 
