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| Overview of the working session between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Nam Dinh Provincial Party Committee on international integration and local foreign affairs to serve socio-economic development. |
Attending the reception were comrade Pham Gia Tuc, member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; comrade Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the People's Council of Nam Dinh province; comrade Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the People's Committee of Nam Dinh province; comrades in the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, the Provincial Party Executive Committee; leaders of provincial departments, branches and a number of business associations and large enterprises in the province.
On the side of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, there were leaders of relevant functional units of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Ministry Office, Northeast Asia Department, State Protocol Department, Foreign Policy Department, Economic Synthesis Department, Foreign Cultural Affairs and UNESCO Department, International Law Department, European Department, American Department, State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese...
Nam Dinh wishes to promote foreign economic development
At the meeting, comrade Tran Le Doai, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee shared that, in the face of many difficulties and challenges in the world, domestically and locally, with solidarity, unanimity and efforts of the entire political system, Nam Dinh's socio-economic situation continued to achieve some important results.
The economy maintained a fairly good growth rate compared to the same period, with some indicators higher than the national average, of which the total GRDP in the first 6 months of 2023 increased by 8.5% (ranked 6th nationwide, 3rd in the Red River Delta), estimated to reach over 10% for the whole year of 2023.
In the first 7 months of the year, the industrial production index (IIP) increased by 13.5% over the same period. The total retail sales of goods and social consumer services increased by 13.8% over the same period; the total value of exported goods reached 1.44 billion USD, equal to 44% of the yearly plan, estimated to reach over 3 billion USD for the whole year.
Currently, the province is making efforts to develop the infrastructure system, especially the traffic system, including speeding up the construction of infrastructure for industrial parks and industrial clusters such as Rang Dong and My Thuan textile industrial parks; Yen Bang and Thanh Coi industrial clusters, etc. to attract investors.
By the end of July 2023, the province had 135 FDI projects with a total registered investment capital of 3.865 billion USD. In 2023, the province signed a project development agreement and granted an investment certificate to Quanta Group to invest in My Thuan Industrial Park with a total registered capital of 120 million USD to produce computers; Project to invest in the construction of a high-tech polymer film factory of Sunrise Material Group (Singapore) with a total investment of 100 million USD; Project to invest in a high-tech household appliances factory of JiaWei Group (Taiwan), with a total investment of about 100 million USD; signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation with Vietnam - Singapore Industrial Park Joint Venture Company Limited (VSIP) on researching and proposing investment projects for industrial parks, urban areas, and services in the province,...
Areas such as: agricultural production developed steadily; administrative reform, e-government construction, digital transformation were focused on and directed strongly. The socio-cultural field received attention; the fields of culture, education, health, sports... continued to develop synchronously and effectively.
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| Comrade Pham Gia Tuc, member of the Party Central Committee and Secretary of Nam Dinh Provincial Party Committee, expressed his hope that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs would support attracting external resources for local socio-economic development. |
In the coming time, the province hopes that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Vietnamese representative agencies abroad will strengthen connections and cooperation with embassies and foreign representative agencies in Vietnam; connect with localities in developed countries such as Japan, Korea, Australia, EU countries, etc. so that Nam Dinh province has the conditions to strengthen and comprehensively develop cooperative relations in trade and investment; increase exchanges in the fields of science, technology, education, training, culture, sports, tourism, etc.
The province also hopes that the Ministry will support in promoting the UNESCO-recognized cultural heritage "Practicing the Vietnamese Mother Goddess Worship" to international friends; Continue to strengthen support, guidance and training for staff working in foreign affairs, international economic integration and businesses in the province to effectively implement the international economic integration commitments that Vietnam has signed and participated in.
Support localities in assessing and giving opinions on the signing of international agreements with localities and foreign organizations; build a database of potential partners for cooperation in specific fields so that localities can deploy connections according to needs.
Sharing about the province's development orientation, comrade Pham Gia Tuc, member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee emphasized that Nam Dinh determined to develop its economy by 2030 in a multi-sector and multi-field direction with large-scale, high-tech agriculture; high added value is the foundation of processing and manufacturing industries, tourism is the breakthrough spearhead; developing the marine economic zone is the driving force...
Therefore, the province identifies infrastructure development as a prerequisite for coastal road projects, the highway connecting Cao Bo; the highway connecting Thai Binh - Nam Dinh - Ninh Binh... continuing to develop industrial parks in Giao Thuy... Being a land rich in history and tradition is an opportunity to develop spiritual tourism...
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| Comrade Pham Gia Tuc, member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and leaders of Nam Dinh province presented souvenirs to Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son. |
In the context that the province has not yet attracted many foreign investors, Provincial Party Secretary Pham Gia Tuc hopes to receive attention and assistance from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in coordinating investment promotion and attracting potential partners to implement important projects in the province.
The Ministry also directed its affiliated units and Vietnamese representative agencies abroad to help the province promote propaganda work, introduce the province's potential, advantages, projects and policies to encourage and attract investment at conferences and seminars organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at home and abroad.
Along with that, it creates conditions for provincial leaders to accompany Central delegations to attend conferences, seminars or direct working sessions with foreign agencies and partners.
The Provincial Party Secretary suggested that the Ministry continue to pay attention to supporting and training to improve the professional qualifications and foreign affairs skills of local foreign affairs officers...
Ministry of Foreign Affairs accompanies Nam Dinh
Speaking at the Conference, Party Central Committee member and Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son congratulated Nam Dinh on its socio-economic achievements, especially in recent times. In particular, local foreign affairs have been effectively implemented, contributing significantly to socio-economic development and strengthening the province's defense and security posture. The Minister also highly appreciated the historical tradition of the land and the studious people of Nam Dinh...
Sharing about the recent global and regional political and economic situation, Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son emphasized that the world has been experiencing major changes, including unprecedented changes, posing the greatest and most complex challenges to peace, stability and development in the world, including Vietnam.
In that context, foreign affairs have achieved important and comprehensive results in the channels of Party diplomacy, State diplomacy and people-to-people diplomacy. The overall results have been to more firmly consolidate the peaceful and stable environment; protect independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity; mobilize many external resources to serve the prevention and control of the Covid-19 pandemic, restore and develop the economy and society; and continue to enhance the country's international position and prestige.
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| Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son affirmed that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will continue to make efforts to support Nam Dinh in foreign affairs in the coming time. |
In particular, Vietnam continues to expand and deepen relations with partners, focusing on neighboring countries, important partners and traditional friends. In particular, economic diplomacy contributes directly and significantly to the recovery and socio-economic development of the country and localities.
Economic diplomacy has seized the opportunity of countries reopening, investment shifting trends, digital transformation, green transformation, signed free trade agreements to expand markets, attract foreign investment, tourism, resume labor export...
Minister Bui Thanh Son emphasized that the foreign policy in the spirit of the 13th Party Congress clearly defines the position and pioneering role in creating and maintaining a peaceful and stable environment, mobilizing external resources to develop the country, and enhancing the country's position and prestige.
In particular, the diplomatic sector is a pioneer in mobilizing external resources for national development, including pioneering in paving the way, accompanying and serving the interests of people, localities and businesses in international integration.
Agreeing with the province's recommendations, Minister Bui Thanh Son affirmed that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will continue to support Nam Dinh in introducing its potential strengths that need to be focused on to partners. In particular, the province's greatest potential is its people, with a tradition of training that is always at the top of the country, with universities and vocational schools, with enough potential for development... That is the great determination of the provincial leaders and the people in the province with a tradition of strong development.
In preparation for development, the province has planned and connected with the Red River Delta region, with infrastructure connections being promoted. The Minister said that the province continues to transform from current agriculture to green, digital agriculture and industry, taking advantage of the new industrial revolution, in combination with green, clean, high-tech VSIP...
Through exchanges between the province and units in the Ministry, the Minister assigned the Department of Foreign Affairs to develop a notice and work plan between the two sides in the last 6 months of the year and until 2025, focusing on increasing information exchange and consulting for the province in the fields of economics, trade, investment, science and technology; providing warning and prevention information in trade disputes, trade risks... for businesses in the province.
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| Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son presented souvenirs to leaders of Nam Dinh province. |
Currently, the Ministry has a newsletter on global, regional and international market trends that will be provided to the province. The Ministry will also coordinate in developing the work program of the provincial leaders; Coordinate the exchange of information through basic local documents for international partners and vice versa, the Ministry will also provide information on key partners to the province; Promote investment at foreign representative agencies in Vietnam, to partners and foreign business associations in Vietnam.
The Minister also hopes that the province will expand its development space, diversify its partners...; The Ministry will coordinate to improve the capacity of local foreign affairs officers; organize training conferences, exchange skills, and improve the capacity of officers; Coordinate with local foreign affairs activities, high-ranking international delegations to the locality; pay attention to supporting cooperation and twinning between Nam Dinh and localities abroad...
The Minister hoped that through the meeting, the two sides would exchange useful information and specific and practical cooperation ideas, meeting the wishes of both sides, opening a new and deeper period of cooperation between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Nam Dinh.
Also at the Conference, representatives of leaders of some units of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs spoke and discussed measures to coordinate with provinces, units in the province, and business associations to promote international cooperation, seek partners, etc., thereby supporting local socio-economic development.
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| Director of the Department of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Nhu Hieu discussed the "service" of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in supporting localities in general and Nam Dinh province in particular in implementing foreign affairs and diplomacy to serve socio-economic development. |
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| Delegates took souvenir photos after the meeting. |
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| Previously, Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son led a delegation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to offer incense at the Tran Temple relic site in Nam Dinh. |
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