14th NA fulfill final session's agenda with important contents

The 14th National Assembly has completed its final session's agenda with many important contents on reviewing the tenure's work, building laws and handling personnel matters, Vice Chairman of the NA Office Vu Minh Tuan said at a press conference in Hanoi on April 8 announcing the results of the 14th NA’s 11th session.
14th NA fulfill final session's agenda with important contents ảnh 1NA Secretary General and Chairman of the NA Office Bui Van Cuong chairs the meeting (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – The 14th National Assembly has completed its final session's agenda with many important contents on reviewing the tenure's work, building laws and handling personnel matters, Vice Chairman of the NA Office Vu Minh Tuan said at a press conference in Hanoi on April 8 announcing the results of the 14th NA’s 11th session.

Over the course of 12 days of the 11th session, lawmakers discussed reports of theNA, State President, Government, NA organs, Supreme People’s Court, SupremePeople’s Procuracy and the State Audit Office on their performance in the 2016-2021 tenure.

They shared the view that despite difficulties in thepast tenure, organs in the State apparatus have worked closely together under the leadership of the Party to fulfill assigned tasks, thus making positive changes insocio-economic development, firmly safeguarding national independence and sovereignty,improving Vietnam’s prestige and stature on international arena, and strengtheningpublic trust on the Party and State.

The NA analysed shortcomings and lessons inthe operation of each organ, and adopted a resolution specifying certain issues that need more attention for improvement.

Tuan also briefed on the personnel work during the session, including the relief, election and approval of the dismissal and appointment of several positions in the Stateapparatus, ensuring democracy and high consensus in line with the Party policyand legal regulations.

The NA elected the NA Chairman, the Chairman of the NationalElection Council, the State President, the Prime Minister, three NA Vice Chairpersons, the Vice State President, five members of the NA Standing Committee, the heads of three NAcommittees, the NA Secretary General and the State Auditor General. The NA also approved theappointment of two Deputy Prime Ministers, 12 other Government members, three vice chairpersons and seven members of the National Election Council,and the Vice Chairperson and three members of the National Defence andSecurity Council.

Regarding lawmaking work, the legislature passed the revised Lawon Drug Prevention and Control and a Resolution on the pilotarrangement of full-time deputies of the Hanoi People’s Council.

Since the 10th session, the Presidium of theVietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee and the NA Standing Committee have collected2,278 opinions from the public, which spoke highly of the NA’s reform and the Government’screative and active leadership, as well as suggested measures for sustainableeconomic development, social welfare and environment protection./.

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