Nghe An (VNA) – Vietnam’s laws always protectthe legitimate rights of investors and attach importance to all economicsectors, considering the private one as an important driving force of thedevelopment, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said on February 23.

Meeting representatives of major enterprises and investorsin the central province of Nghe An, the Government leader also spoke highly oftheir decisions to do business in the locality, which helps create more jobsand raise income for locals and accelerate regional socio-economic development.

The Government and local authorities always facilitateinvestors, the PM reiterated

In his reception of leading officials of foreign enterprises,PM Phuc expressed his hope that they will intensify their investment in theregion in the fields of their strength and locality’s need. Their work shouldtake into consideration the environment factor and bring about high addedvalues, thus benefiting both enterprises and localilties.

More and more investors are coming to Vietnam, and thisproves that the investment and business environment in the country has beenconsiderably improved, the leader stressed.

For their part, representatives of investors expressed theirwish to continue and expand their business in the region and spoke highly ofthe quality of the local human resources. They also said they hope for moremeetings with representative of local authorities and the Government.

Earlier the same day, PM Phuc attended a ceremony to inauguratean oil storage facility and port in Nghi Loc district of Nghe An province. Invested withnearly 1.5 trillion VND (over 64.6 million USD) by the Thien Minh Duc Group,the port can accommodate ships of up to 49,000 tonnes and the storage facility can keep120,000 tonnes.-VNA