Vietnamese PM affirms fine partnership with donors

The success of the freshly ended Consultative Group Meeting for Vietnam (CG) affirmed the fine partnership between the Vietnamese Government and donors, said Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.

PM Dung made the remark at a party in Hanoi on Dec. 8 to honour consultative groups, donors, representatives of diplomatic corps and international organisations in Vietnam at the conclusion of CG 2010.

At the CG, development partners pledged 7.905 billion USD in Official Development Assistance (ODA) for Vietnam in 2011.

They also gave many helpful opinions to Vietnam in the areas of socio-economic development, macro-economic stabilisation, improving the efficiency of the State economy, anti-corruption and raising national competitive capacity, and giving priority to sustainable development, including environmental protection and climate change.

They gave recommendations to ensure social welfare and security, and to raise the efficiency of assistance and partnership when Vietnam reaches its target of becoming a nation with an average income.

On behalf of the Vietnamese Government and people, PM Dung expressed thanks to the active participation and generous assistance from donors to Vietnam over past years and at CG 2010.

He said that this year’s CG was an open, useful and practical forum between donors and the Vietnamese Government.

The Government leader said that over nearly two decades, from 1993-2009, donors pledged more than 56 billion USD in ODA to Vietnam and about 30 billion USD (nearly 53 percent) has been disbursed. This amount was used effectively to implement targets of socio-economic development, the UN’s Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and poverty reduction programmes.

PM Dung expressed his wish that donors would give more ODA to Vietnam and continue to share opinions and experiences in planning how best to effectively use ODA in coming years.