Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong (C) speaks to a meeting between the Politburo and the Standing Board of Can Tho City Party Committee, July 17, 2020. (Photo: VOV)

Chairing a meeting of the Politburo with Can Tho city on Friday, Mr. Trong praised the city for its rapid economic growth and growth quality improvement with the strongest reduction of poor households in the Mekong Delta.

Party leader and President Trong said that amid the global and regional uncertainties, Can Tho must review and update the situation, raise the city’s status in the Mekong Delta region, and adopt development orientation to fully tap its  advantages.

"Can Tho must continue to promote its glorious heroic and revolutionary tradition, patriotism, and the spirit of braving hardships to escape poverty and move forward with new determination. Efforts should be made to launch movements of mobilizing resources elsewhere from the central to local levels, involving scientists, and proposing solutions to further develop the city, " Mr. Trong said.