Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh speaks at the inauguration ceremony of the four major transport projects

The inauguration ceremonies for Dien Bien Airport, Tuyen Quang - Phu Tho and My Thuan - Can Tho expressways, and My Thuan 2 Bridge were held via videoconference in Dien Bien, Phu Tho, Vinh Long and Tien Giang province.

The four projects has a total investment of more than 618.5  million USD.

Speaking from the ceremony in Dien Bien Phu city of Dien Bien province, PM Chinh highlighted the importance of transport infrastructure to socio-economic development.

He said that only 1,163km of expressways were put into use during 2000 - 2021 while the resolution of the 13th National Party Congress targets about 5,000km to be built by 2030. That means the length of expressways that must be built during 2021 - 2030 is almost four-fold that constructed over the last 20 years.

To that end, he noted, the Party and State have provided great resources, enabled different forms of investment, and issued appropriate policies to mobilize the private sector's engagement in transport infrastructure development.

The inauguration of the four projects is a step to carry out the policy of delegating power to localities and mobilizing investment from non-state budget sources for infrastructure development, the PM said.

He asked relevant sides to operate the facilities in an effective manner, continue perfecting and connecting those facilities with related structures, and ensure the people displaced to serve the projects have better or at least similar life quality compared to their previous living places.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh paid tribute to martyrs in Dien Bien province