At the site of the project to expand the Dien Bien airport, the government leader stressed the importance of the project to the province’s development. He required contractors to keep to schedule and make efforts to complete the project one month ahead of schedule.

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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh inspects the progress of a project to expand the Dien Bien airport.

When completed, the expanded airport will be able to accommodate modern aircraft such as A320, A321, and serve from 500,000 to 1 million passengers a year. Work under the project started in January last year and is planned to complete in December 2023.

During the trip, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh presented scholarships to 300 children in difficult circumstances in Dien Bien and witnessed the hand-over of 200 bicycles to poor children.

He took the occasion to stress that the care, education and protection of children is a top priority of the Party, the State and society as a whole, to ensure social welfare and sustainable national development.

Source: VNA