National Assembly’s Chairman

Quang Tri (VNA) – The National Assembly’s Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong has
confirmed the necessity for industrialisation and modernisation in the central
province of Quang Tri, especially in agriculture and rural areas.

Chairman Trong stated this while meeting with Quang Tri’s provincial leaders on
January 14 during his two-day tour of the province.

The province should mobilise all its resources to ensure strong and sustainable
development while closing the gap between rich and poor areas and promoting social
progress, he added.

The provincial authorities reported that Quang Tri has more than quadrupled its
economy and the average annual income per-capita is 20 times more than during the
1991-2000 period.

Its number of poor households has fallen from 24.4 percent in 2000 to 14.9 percent
at present and the proportion of agriculture in the local economy has decreased
from 64 percent to 30 percent while the construction industry accounted for almost
35 percent and services made up just over 35 percent.

While affirming that Quang Tri province always pays attention to developing its
agricultural sector and upgrading rural areas, local authorities said they will
continue to speed up industrialisation and modernisation, particularly in
agriculture and rural areas.-Enditem