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NA Standing Committee holds interpellation of Cabinet ministers

The National Assembly Standing Committee are questioning two Cabinet ministers on August 13 in the framework of its 26th session.
NA Standing Committee holds interpellation of Cabinet ministers ảnh 1Minister-Chairman of the Committee for Ethnic Minority Affairs Do Van Chien (Source: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – The National Assembly Standing Committeeare questioning two Cabinet ministers on August 13 in the framework of its 26thsession.

Minister-Chairman of the Committee for Ethnic MinorityAffairs Do Van Chien and Minister of Public Security To Lam will be at thecentre of the question-and-answer sitting, which is broadcast live on nationaltelevision and radio.

Opening the Q&A meeting, NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi KimNgan said the selection of the two Cabinet ministers for the session is basedon opinions of NA deputies, voters and public opinion.

The Q&A will focus on two main groups of issues, one ofwhich concerns the implementation of policies on ethnic minority groups’ accessto essential social services (such as education-training and health care), infrastructure,vocational training and job creation, poverty reduction and improvement ofmaterial and spiritual lives.

The other group of issues cover the maintenance of securityand social safety and order, particularly in big cities and industrial parks; crimecontrol and prevention; economic crimes; crimes related to position abuse;hi-tech crimes,  drug crimes; and themanagement and building of the national database on population.

During the process of questioning, Deputy Prime Ministers,Ministers and head of sectors in charge of relevant issues will also provide explanationswhen necessary.

Following the opening remark of the NA Chairwoman, theQ&A session began with Minister-Chairman of the Committee for Ethnic MinorityAffairs Do Van Chien. -VNA

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