The Government convened its regular meeting on June 30 to assess the
country’s socio-economic, security-defence and external relations
situation in June and the first half of 2014 and define major tasks for
the rest of the year.
Chairing the video meeting,
which was also participated by leaders of localities nationwide, Prime
Minister Nguyen Tan Dung said the meeting takes place at a time when
China has illegally placed its drilling rig inside Vietnam’s waters
since May 2 in defiance of the law, morality and the Vietnam-China
relations.
China’s move not only seriously
violates Vietnam’s sovereignty, sovereign right and jurisdiction and
affects the relationship between the two countries, but also gravely
threatens peace, stability and security in the region, he said.
PM Dung underscored that under the circumstances, it is crucial to
exert every effort to safeguard national sovereignty by peaceful measure
in conformity with international law, and at the same time maintain an
environment of peace, stability, security and order to serve the
country’s socio-economic development.
“We must use all measures at the highest resolve to successfully fulfil all yearly targets set earlier,” he said.
At the meeting, Minister of Planning and Investment Bui Quang Vinh
reported that positive progress was seen in the first half of this year,
with controlled inflation, low consumer price index (CPI) rise, stable
market prices and balanced supply-demand.
June’s CPI recorded the lowest rise from December last year for the same period over the past 13 years, he noted.
Interest rate has dropped, helping ease difficulties for business and
production activities, while the foreign exchange market was basically
stable, he said, adding that exports maintained high growth and the
country continued to enjoy trade surplus.
The
minister affirmed that the GDP growth in the first six months of this
year reach 5.18 percent, much higher than that of two years ago.
The meeting will continue through July 1, during which the government
is to discuss a number of reports, including those on the restructuring
progress of State-owned enterprises and the East Sea situation and
measures of response.-VNA