(VOVworld) -  Vietnam is determined to carry out reforms, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc told Country Director of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Vietnam Eric Sidgwick during a reception in Hanoi on Wednesday. Phuc said Sidgwick and the ADB office in Vietnam are important to closer Vietnam-ADB relations.  He said he hopes that Sidgwick will provide practical advice to help Vietnam devise and realize sustainable development policies. Phuc praised ADB for its recent financial aid, technical assistance, and policy advice for Vietnam.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Country Director of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Vietnam Eric Sidgwick (Photo: VNA)

Prime Minister Phuc said the Vietnamese government supports ADB’s Strategy Towards 2030, which helps member countries deal with poverty, imbalanced development, and climate change, and develop their private sector.  Vietnam also backs ADB’s continuing operation and personnel reforms to improve its performance. Phuc added that the government and the State Bank of Vietnam value the 2016-2020 Country Partnership Strategy between ADB and Vietnam.