Decision No. 1064/QD-TTg of July 8, 2013, approving the master plan on socio-economic development in the northern midland and mountainous region through 2020

 THE PRIME MINISTER

Decision No. 1064/QD-TTg of July 8, 2013, approving the master plan on socio-economic development in the northern midland and mountainous region through 2020

Pursuant to the December 25, 2001 Law on the Organization of the Government;

Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 92/2006/ND-CP of September 7, 2006, formulating, approving and managing the socio-economic development master plan and the Government’s Decree No. 04/2008/ ND-CP of January 11, 2008, amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Government’s Decree No. 92/2006/ND-CP;

At the proposal of the Ministry of Planning and Investment,

DECIDES:

Article 1. To approve the master plan on socio-economic development in the northern midland and mountainous region through 2020, with the following principal contents:

I. POSITION AND ROLE

The northern midland and mountainous region is the country’s strategic area of special importance in socio-economics, national defense, security and foreign relations and plays an important role in the entire northern region’s eco-environment; has the potential and advantages for the development of agriculture, forestry, hydropower, mining, tourism and border-gate economy; and is home to many ethnic minority groups living together with their own cultural identities, the tradition of patriotism, solidarity and resilience to fight foreign aggressors, and many cultural and historical relics and revolutionary bases.

II. DEVELOPMENT VIEWPOINTS

- The master plan on socio-economic development in the northern midland and mountainous region must conform to the national socio-economic development strategy; ensure consistency with sectoral master plans; tap and bring into the fullest play all resources so as to attract development investment; expand markets and bolster exports; and boost economic development in a fast, effective and sustainable manner.

- To effectively tap and bring into play the region’s potential and strengths, and step up the international economic integration through the development of the Lang Son-Hanoi and the Lao Cai-Hanoi-Hai Phong economic corridors; and to promote cooperation among localities in the region in order to mobilize and properly use all resources for fast and sustainable development, gradually narrow the development gap between the region and the whole country.

- To make focal investment in advantageous sectors of localities in the region; to develop industrial parks and border-gate economic zones so as to increase the competitiveness of goods and create breakthroughs to fundamentally change the economic structure. To develop agriculture and forestry in consolidated areas associated with the development of post-harvest product processing industry serving domestic consumption and export.

- To combine economic development with ensuring social progress and equality, job generation, hunger eradication and poverty reduction and improving the living conditions of people in the region, particularly ethnic minority people in former resistance bases and disadvantaged areas.

- To combine socio-economic development with environmental protection and sustainable development. To combine economic development with tourism development and conservation and promotion of cultural and historical values and traditional culture imbued with national identity.

- To combine socio-economic development with ensuring national defense and security, political stability, social safety and order and firmly maintaining national border sovereignty.

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