Addressing the 2014 VietnamEconomic Forum, Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Dang Huy Dongstressed the need to have discussions on issues relating to policies,national strategies, economic restructuring, and solutions forsustainable development.
At the annual event, participantsunderlined the significance of green growth, saying that it willcontribute to solving requirements on rational growth and sustainablepoverty reduction, ensuring equality in development opportunities foreach people and improving the people’s living conditions.
Greengrowth must be based on the increase of investment in preserving,developing and using effectively natural resources, while reducinggreenhouse gas emissions and protecting the environment, the forumheard.
Apart from discussing the Government’s policies andnational strategies, the forum focused on economic restructuring incombination with growth model renovation in a more effective andsustainable manner, thus opening up big opportunities for Vietnam toadvance towards green growth and the green economy.-VNA