Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (standing) speaks at the regular government meeting (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Hosting the recent summitbetween the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) and the United Statesof America (USA) was a big success for Vietnam, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phucsaid while chairing a regular government meeting in Hanoi on March 1.
The position of Vietnam as well as the country’scareful organisation of the event were recognised and appreciated by the twoleaders and the international community, Phuc said.
Despite a short period of time for preparation,Vietnam did its best to organise the summit and ensured absolute security andsafety, he stressed.
Vietnam promoted its image as a peace-lovingcountry with various accomplishments in reform and international integration,he said.
The Southeast Asian country also used theoccasion to show international friends local food and friendly and hospitablepeople, he added.
Some 2,600 foreign reporters from the world’sleading news agencies were present in Hanoi and their reports helped promotethe image of Hanoi and Vietnam, he noted.
On other matters, the PM said the wholepolitical system had worked to ensure a warm Lunar New Year (Tet) for allpeople, especially those from disadvantaged backgrounds, social welfarefamilies and ethnic minority groups.
The Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) mobilised1.75 million gift packages and 900 billion VND (38.6 million USD) to supportpoor people for Tet holiday, he noted.
While evaluating the socio-economic situation inFebruary, PM Phuc highlighted the positive aspects such as stable macro-economy,rising foreign investment and growth in tourism, exports and sales of goods.
The PM also said some issues need to beaddressed soon such as African swine fever outbreaks in some localities anddecreasing rice prices in the Mekong Delta.
He praised the agriculture sector forimplementing several measures on trade and exports to increase product value.
The processing and manufacturing sector shouldseek ways to grow more vigorously.
At the meeting, the cabinet members alsodiscussed the plan for the central budget and the medium-term public investmentscheme for 2016-2020.
According to the Ministry of Planning andInvestment, the socio-economic situation in February was stable, with positivedevelopments in most fields.
The consumer price index (CPI) in the first twomonths of 2019 posted a year-on-year rise of 2.6 percent.
Total State budget collection reached 246trillion VND (10.5 billion USD), up 18.2 percent against the same period lastyear.-VNA
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