The conference was attended by Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Sinh Hung, representatives of ministries and departments, and leaders of 13 provinces in the Mekong River Delta.
Addressing the conference, Deputy PM Hung said that, in addition to the main contents, delegates debated assessing the 10-year development strategy and the five-year plan of implementation. The focus will be on transportation, irrigation, education and vocational training, which are considered the region’s weaknesses and expected to make breakthroughs for the socio-economic development of the the Mekong River Delta region.
He highly appreciated the dynamic efforts localities made to overcome difficulties and requested that they try to curb inflation and ensure social security. The conference was very significant in implementing the 11th National Party Congress resolution.
According to the steering committee’s report in 2010, 13 provinces of the Mekong River Delta continued to grow comprehensively with the average GDP reaching 12.2 percent and per capita income rising by 14 percent over 2009.
Meanwhile, agricultural and industrial production increased sharply, along with import-export value. In particular, the rice output was 21.5 million tonnes, and the seafood output reached 2.3 million tonnes, up 10 percent against the previous year.
The completion and opening of the Can Tho and Ham Luong bridges and a series of bridges on Highway 1A positively impacted the development of tourism and service industries of the region.