(VOVworld)- Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, at a working session with key leaders of Phu Tho province on Sunday, said Phu Tho needs to convert its potential as a gateway of the Northwestern region and part of the regional construction plan into opportunities for local socio-economic development.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc at a working session with key leaders of Phu Tho province on December 4, 2016

Phu Tho leaders asked the Government to support a project to make Viet Tri a city of festival of Vietnamese origin. Mr Phuc said the project is consistent with the cultural traditions and unity of Vietnamese people since Viet Tri is the cradle of the Vietnamese nation. Mr Phuc asked the province to mobilize resources for the development of tourism and services and make optimal use of its existing advantages. Phu Tho was also requested to implement resolutions of the Party and the Government on creating favorable conditions for developing businesses and boosting production; accelerate administrative reform and build a people-serving and constructive administrative system; focus on environmental protection; and improve the lives of local people, particularly those in mountainous and ethnic minority areas.

At a working session with Phu Tho General Hospital earlier the same day, Prime Minister Phuc praised the outstanding work the hospital has been doing.

Earlier, Mr Phuc and his delegation inspected construction progress on the IC7 intersection connecting Viet Tri city and the Noi Bai-Lao Cai Expressway.