Hanoi (VNA) – The results of ministries, branches and localities’ action programmes in implementing the Government’s Resolution on a number of policies for fast and sustainable economic development when Vietnam becomes a member of the WTO were reported at a seminar held on July 29 in Hanoi.

The seminar, jointly held by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) and the post- WTO technical assistance programme, heard that the ministries, branches and localities’ action programmes were quite well-grounded and appropriate.

By June this year, 18 out of 21 ministries and branches and 53 out of 64 provinces and cities officially issued their WTO action programmes.

To improve the efficiency of the implementation of these programmes, the MoIT proposed the Government to set up a system of State organizations acting as centres specialized in providing information and handling issues relating to the implementation of Vietnam ’s commitments to the World Trade Organisation (WTO).

The ministry also proposed the Government to adopt a mechanism of monitoring, checking and assessing the implementation of these action programmes.

Priorities should be defined for a number of territorial regions and fields and environmental issues need to be dealt with in a strategic way, according to the MoIT.

The ministry emphasized the necessity of a master programme to assess impacts of Vietnam ’s accession to the WTO and the results of implementation of WTO action programmes nationwide.