On addressing the opening session, ChairmanHung noted that apart from its initial achievements, the country isfacing major difficulties that hamper economic development and socialwelfare-related work.
He pointed out social issues that neededto be dealt with such as traffic accidents and congestion, domesticviolence, food safety, diseases, education and health care.
The Chairman asked the participants to refer those issues to the National Assembly for discussion.
During the 10 days, the delegates will discuss 13 draft laws,including the Law on Administrative Sanctions; the Law on Vietnam’sSeas; the Law on National Reserves; the Law on Pricing; the revised Lawon Water Resources; the revised Law on Publishing; the Law on amendmentsand supplements to articles of the Law on Lawyers; the Law onElectricity; the Law on Legal Education and Dissemination; the Law onJudicial Assessments; the Law on Libraries and the Law on Advertising.
They will then work out a legislative programme for the NationAssembly in 2013. They will also review the progress of the 2011 planfor socio-economic development and put forward proposals for thecountry’s economic restructuring.-VNA