Prime Minister extends New Year greetings to Vinh Long province
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh offered Lunar New Year (Tet) greetings to officials and people of Vinh Long while visiting the Mekong Delta province on January 23.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh meets with workers in Hoa Phu Industrial Park of Vinh Long province on January 23 (Photo: VNA)
Vinh Long (VNA) – Prime MinisterPham Minh Chinh offered Lunar New Year (Tet) greetings to officials and peopleof Vinh Long while visiting the Mekong Delta province on January 23.
He noted that though Vinh Long has been hithard by the fourth wave of COVID-19 but thanks to their strong resolve, all-level Party Committees, administrations, sectors, and organisations in the province have takentimely actions to achieve the twin targets of pandemic containment andsocio-economic recovery and development.
The Government leader asked Vinh Long tobring into play its achievements to join the entire country in effectivelyimplementing the general strategy for COVID-19 prevention and control as wellas the socio-economic recovery and development programme.
He also told local authorities to continue organisingmore meaningful and practical activities and engage various resources in caringfor people with disadvantages and ensuring a warm Tet for them.
On this occasion, Chinh paid tribute to lateChairman of the Ministers’ Council Pham Hung and PM Vo Van Kiet at theircommemorative sites in Vinh Long./.
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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh meets with workers in Hoa Phu Industrial Park of Vinh Long province on January 23 (Photo: VNA) 
