(VOVworld) -  National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung has described the development of agriculture and rural areas as the country’s strategic task. The chief legislator made the remarks at a conference of the Steering Committee for the review of the five-year implementation of the Party’s resolution on agriculture, farmers and rural areas in Hanoi on Monday.


The event aims to collect opinions for the committee’s report and draft a conclusion of the Political Bureau regarding the implementation of the resolution. Delegates agreed that the country’s farming sector is developing comprehensively and shifting towards the development of its competitive products, helping ensure national food security and reduce poverty. The resolution has significantly contributed to economic development, and political and social stability while enhancing the Party’s leadership in rural areas, the conference heard.
Nguyen Sinh Hung, who is also head of the committee, highlighted the need to consider the market and economic efficiency as orientations during the process. Regarding the Political Bureau’s draft conclusion, the top lawmaker said it is necessary to identify areas and targets of growth, especially the industrialization of rural areas and rural personnel training.