Viet Nam has more than 5,000 kilometers of land border, with many operational border gates.

However, many border areas remain poor compared to other parts of the nation, thus, advancing socio-economic development and social security in these areas is of significant importance to narrow development gap and to strengthen the effectiveness of trade and investment ties with neighboring countries.

Under the Resolution, the Government said it will focus on envisaging mechanisms and policies, mobilizing resources, promoting infrastructure development, enhancing production capacity, and improving social welfare and poverty reduction in a bid to foster the development of the land border areas.

The Government tasked the Ministry of Planning and Investment to take prime responsibility and work with other relevant ministries, agencies and localities to step up international cooperation and attract domestic and foreign investment capital, including aid and concessional credits to infrastructure projects in these areas.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development was asked to coordinate with relevant localities in designing agriculture, forestry and fisheries development plans.