Hanoi (VNA), May 28 -- National Assembly (NA) deputies heard a proposal and a verification report on the national target programme on socio-economic development in ethnic minority-inhabited and mountainous areas for 2021-2030, during the on-going ninth session of the 14th NA on the morning of May 28.

The report noted that the programme is to contribute to rapidly and sustainably spurring socio-economic development in such regions.

It is also to fulfill targets on national defence and security, foreign affairs, environmental protection, and building a strong political system at the grassroots level.

Under the programme, socio-economic infrastructure in these regions will have improved by the end of 2025 and the pressing issues faced by ...