On September 16, at the Office of the Government, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a meeting with leaders of relevant ministries, departments and sectors, to deeply assess the implementation of Resolution 36 on the Strategy for sustainable development of Vietnam's marine economy to 2030, with a vision to 2045 and related contents in the Resolution of the 13th National Party Congress.
According to the Office of the Government, at the meeting, the Prime Minister deeply and comprehensively analyzed the international, regional and East Sea situations as well as the country's development needs in the new situation.
The Prime Minister directed relevant ministries, sectors and localities to continue to closely follow the Party's guidelines and the State's laws and policies in the coming time, including the Resolution of the 13th National Party Congress, Resolution 36 on the Strategy for sustainable development of Vietnam's marine economy to 2030, with a vision to 2045; Resolution 44 on the Strategy for protecting the Fatherland in the new situation, proactively and actively, effectively implementing all aspects of work, achieving new important and more substantial results in all aspects.
Accordingly, relevant ministries, sectors, and localities need to mobilize resources, promote sustainable development of the marine economy in conjunction with ensuring national defense and security, and further enhance the capacity to enforce and protect sovereignty, sovereign rights, and jurisdiction at sea.
Persistently pursue an independent, self-reliant, multilateral, and diversified foreign policy, and strengthen international cooperation on the sea in accordance with international law, especially the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
Strictly implement Directive 32 of the Secretariat and Directive 17 of the Prime Minister on preventing and eventually ending the situation of Vietnamese fishing vessels violating regulations on combating illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in foreign waters, and promptly remove the yellow card of the European Committee (EC).
Do a good job of propaganda, further raise awareness and consensus in the whole society and the entire political system about the meaning, role and importance of the East Sea - Islands work, actively contribute to maintaining peace, stability and cooperation for development at sea.
