The Eastern Expressway Axis Economic Connection Council deploys its tasks in 2024

On December 15, in Ha Long City, the Eastern Expressway Economic Connection Council (VEHEC) held a conference to review and summarize the tasks in 2023 and deploy task directions for 2024, implementing the agreement. Sub-regional economic connection.

Attending the conference were comrades: Nguyen Xuan Ky, Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the People's Council of Quang Ninh province; Cao Tuong Huy, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the People's Committee of Quang Ninh province; Nguyen Van Tung, Deputy Secretary of the City Party Committee, Chairman of Hai Phong City People's Committee; Le Van Hiep, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the People's Council of Hai Duong province; Nguyen Le Huy, Vice Chairman of Hung Yen Provincial People's Committee; Pham Tan Cong, Chairman of VCCI and leaders of VCCI departments and branches and 4 localities.

VEHEC was formed from an agreement between VCCI and 4 provinces and cities including Quang Ninh, Hai Phong, Hai Duong, Hung Yen on the basis of the inter- regional expressway axis from Hanoi - Hai Phong - Quang Ninh. This is an initiative in implementing the Party and State's policy on promoting regional connectivity, aiming to strengthen coordination in exploiting and promoting the potential and advantages of each locality. Connectivity plays a particularly important role in building a sub-regional economic linkage model, creating new development space, creating a favorable business environment, high economic growth and a business community. develop strongly, creating a growth pole in the Northern region.

In February 2023, VEHEC jointly agreed on a connection agreement and agreed on 8 cooperation contents, focusing on linkage and cooperation in a number of areas such as: Trade and investment promotion; Transportation and logistics; Developing production supply chains; Developing tourism and services; High-tech agriculture and agricultural product processing; Improve business environment; Digital conversion and digital connection...

That cooperative perspective is to prioritize specific activities that bring practical results, starting with simple tasks that are easy to unify and coordinate, then expand to more complex activities that require Ask for in-depth coordination of policies and cooperation mechanisms to link the advantages of connecting transport infrastructure, expanding the development space in both width and depth; has full potential and conditions to form a dynamic economic development area such as: Having land and sea border gates with China - the world's largest market (in Quang Ninh); has a large international seaport (in Hai Phong); has abundant human resources (in Hai Duong and Hung Yen) and large economic development space and potential in localities...

Speaking to welcome delegates to VEHEC, Comrade Nguyen Xuan Ky, Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the People's Council of Quang Ninh province emphasized: In 2023, the provinces in the VEHEC connection have comprehensively completed the socio-economic development goals. In particular, Quang Ninh has just celebrated the 60th anniversary of the province's founding with an atmosphere of joy, excitement, pride and trust of the Party Committee, government, officials, party members and people. The province has completed 15/15 criteria, goals and tasks for the year; maintain stability, unity, reform spirit, and continuous double-digit economic growth for 9 years; The scale of the economy reached over 310,000 billion VND; creating a breakthrough in attracting foreign direct investment reaching over 3 billion USD, leading the country...

He highly appreciated VEHEC's activities. This is a suitable and effective initiative to implement the Party and State's policy on promoting regional connectivity, strengthening coordination to exploit and promote potentials and advantages in the context of the Politburo's issuance of Resolution 30-NQ/TW on socio-economic development in the Red River Delta. This is also an initiative to seek a regional governance mechanism for sustainable development, ensuring economic, social, environmental and security goals towards the goal of people's happiness.

Although the link has not been formed for a long time, we can clearly see the effective steps and methods through specific connection projects and comprehensive cooperation, bringing practical benefits to people and businesses. and localities.

With strategic locations, synchronous infrastructure, and uniform economic development speed, connected localities are playing special regional and inter-regional roles and positions, he suggested, with spirit of construction, creation, action, development, delegates care, think, and contribute to the development of the VEHEC association. At the same time, it is necessary to take advantage of and seize new opportunities and trends of transformation, green transformation, digital transformation, and transformation of high-quality human resources to promote increasingly deeper cooperation mechanisms. essentially; Harmoniously resolve inadequacies in attracting investment, handling environmental resources, social issues and overcoming local difficulties... to create resonance for sustainable development. Quang Ninh commits to seriously implementing VEHEC's agreements and actions.

Evaluating the results of implementing connection work, Mr. Pham Tan Cong, Chairman of VCCI emphasized: 2023 is the starting year of implementing the VEHEC Association Agreement, witnessing extraordinary strength and adaptability. of the four localities in the link. All four provinces and cities will end 2023 with very impressive gross regional product (GRDP) growth, surpassing the average results of the Red River Delta region and the whole country.

In 2023, Quang Ninh will join Hai Phong to become the two leading localities in the country in attracting foreign direct investment. Hai Duong and Hung Yen still effectively promote the advantages of localities neighboring the capital Hanoi to develop the economy and attract investment, in addition to the advantage of abundant and high-quality labor resources.

In the cooperation content, VEHEC has conducted many important investment and trade promotion activities, successfully organized the "2023 Industrial Park Forum" to connect industrial park developers, investors and investors. green, sustainable investment and government in the future; Closely coordinate in training programs, joint communication activities and many other development cooperation activities.

The above contents are the initial results of the first year of activities of the Connection Council, but also show the potential and prospects of expanding connection and cooperation of 4 localities, together building each locality and The entire sub-region develops sustainably, is highly competitive, and has a dynamic and growing team of entrepreneurs and businesses.

To address these challenges and move forward, in 2024, VEHEC needs new activity groups to not only promote economic cooperation but also focus on more sustainable development. He hopes that each locality when implementing common plans and projects should aim for a larger goal - dynamic sub-regional economic development, harmony between economic development and environmental protection, improving living standards. people's lives, creating sustainable development for the business community and creating a prosperous future for the whole region.

At the conference, experts, scientists and businesses discussed many issues related to promoting the effective development of VEHEC connection cooperation; At the same time, take the time to clarify the goals, orientations, tasks, and plans for 2024 and implement the economic connection agreement of the Eastern Expressway sub-region with the goal of creating a mechanism to connect businesses of each locality and localities together; expand business development and investment space for businesses; exploit opportunities and promote the potential and strengths of the business; promote improvement of the business investment environment, strongly improve the quality of economic management, and improve the business environment; create a pilot model in implementing business links according to the regional model according to the Government's Resolution.

Comrade Cao Tuong Huy, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, on behalf of Quang Ninh province, assumed the rotating position of VEHEC Chairman in 2024.

The VEHEC Council also transferred the task of rotating VEHEC Co-Chair in 2024 to Quang Ninh province and launched the Regional Business Council.

Do Phuong