Lieutenant General Nguyen Tan Cuong, Deputy Chief of the General Staff; Lieutenant General Do Can, Deputy Director of the General Department of Politics; and the leaders of Military Region 3, the Naval Service and Party Committee and People’s Committee of Quang Ninh province joined the visits.
After field trips to Van Don International Airport and Van Hoa Port, General Ngo Xuan Lich and the mission had meetings with key leaders of Quang Ninh. According to reports, in 2018, with efforts of sectors, departments and people of the province, Quang Ninh reached all of its 11 socio-economic targets. Especially, the province has recently taken various measures to mobilize investment resources for the building of Van Don district’s infrastructure.
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General Ngo Xuan Lich (C) talks with Quang Ninh leaders |
In the 2012-2017 period, Quang Ninh province also mobilized more than VND 57,600 billion (nearly USD 2.5 billion) to improve the infrastructure and to invest in key construction projects for the development of Van Don district. In its master plan for socio-economic development of the coastal economic zone of Van Don, which covers the whole area of 2,171.33sq.km of Van Don district, approved by the Prime Minister on December 27, 2018, the zone will be developed into a green and smart island urban area, serving as a cultural and economic center in the region.
More attention will be paid to developing the service and entertainment, logistics, and luxurious tourism sectors and sectors with application of science and advanced technologies… The investment aims to develop Van Don into a worth-living place in the Asia – Pacific region.
General Ngo Xuan Lich congratulated Quang Ninh on its achievements in socio-economic development in combination with strengthening defense-security. The general thanked the local leadership, agencies, politico-social organizations and people for supporting troops of Military Region 3 stationed in the province.
The defense minister also hailed the role of military units and agencies at all levels in the province for their assistance to the local authorities in carrying out military-defense missions that facilitate socio-economic development. He stressed that Van Don and Northeastern islands constitute an important defensive area not only for Quang Ninh province, but also for the whole nation.
He hoped that in the coming time, the local Party Committee and authorities, alongside socio-economic development, would pay attention to building strong armed forces, meeting the requirements of the national protection mission in the new period.
Translated by Huu Duong