Ceremony marks 20th anniversary of NA Standing Committee's Board for People's Aspiration

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue attended a ceremony in Hanoi on March 28 to mark the 20th founding anniversary of the NA Standing Committee’s Board for People's Aspiration and award it with a second-lass Labour Order.
Ceremony marks 20th anniversary of NA Standing Committee's Board for People's Aspiration ảnh 1 National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue (fifth from right, front row) and delegates. (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – National Assembly ChairmanVuong Dinh Hue attended a ceremony in Hanoi on March 28 to mark the 20th founding anniversary of the NA Standing Committee’s Board for People's Aspiration and award itwith a second-lass Labour Order.

Speaking at the event, head of the board Duong Thanh Binh said the people's aspiration work has contributed to strengthening the trust of voters and thepublic in the Party and State, serving as an important channel for constituents nationwide to convey their aspirations to the NA, the Government and judicialagencies, and a bridge to build fine relationships between the NA and votersand people.

Ceremony marks 20th anniversary of NA Standing Committee's Board for People's Aspiration ảnh 2NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue visits a display of photos on the people's aspiration work (Photo: VNA)

NA Standing ViceChairman Tran Thanh Man underlined the Party and State’s special attention to the people's aspiration work. He asked the board to work closely with the Government andits organs, and the Vietnam Fatherland Front to fulfill the assigned tasks and sendmonthly reports on emerging, complex and prolonged issues to competentagencies.

It was assigned to continueimproving the quality of its reports; effectively review and monitor the settlement of complaintsand denunciations when requested by the NA Standing Committee.

The board was alsotasked with working closely with agencies concerned to build the NA PartyDelegation’s project on continuing to reform and improve the quality andeffectiveness of the NA’s people's aspiration work, thus laying a legal foundation tofine-tune regulations on the work and further improving the effectivecoordination between the board and the NA’s Ethnic Council and committees,and the NA Standing Committee’s organs.

Manurged leaders and officials of the board to regularly update and grasp theParty and State’s regulations, especially those of public concern.

He believed that the board will accomplish its assigned tasks, thus deserving trust of voters and people nationwide.

At the ceremony, on behalf of Party and State leaders, NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue presented a second-class Labour Order to the Board for People's Aspiration./.

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