NA to start question-and-answer session on June 6

The 15th National Assembly will continue its fifth plenum with a question-and-answer session on June 6, which will be broadcast live on the Vietnam Television, radio The Voice of Vietnam and the National Assembly TV.
NA to start question-and-answer session on June 6 ảnh 1NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue addresses the session (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The 15th National Assemblywill continue its fifth plenum with a question-and-answer session on June 6,which will be broadcast live on the Vietnam Television, radio The Voice of Vietnamand the National Assembly TV.

In the morning, deputies will question the Minister ofLabour, Invalids and Social Affairs on issues related to human resources, theplanning and restructuring of vocational training facilities, measures to ease difficulties in creating jobs in the current period, and solutions tosettle shortcomings in social insurance.

Along with the official,Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha and Ministers of Finance, Planning andInvestment, Education and Training, and Home Affairs will also appear at the NAto explain related issues.

In the afternoon, deputies will focus on ethnic matters andthe responsibility of the Government Committee for Ethnic Minority Affairs incoordinating with relevant ministries and agencies to implement national targetprogrammes and policies to attract resources for the development of the ethnicminority-inhabited and mountainous areas, as well as those facing difficult andextremely difficult socio-economic situation.

Questions also include measures to remove difficulties andobstacles in policies in the defining of rural, ethnic minority-inhabited andmountainous areas, and the settlement of difficulties in housing land andfarming land for ethnic minority communities, thus minimising nomadic practices and deforestation.

The Minister-Chairman of the Government Committee for Ethnic MinorityAffairs will answer questions of the deputies. Meanwhile, Deputy Prime MinisterTran Luu Quang, and heads of some ministries will also join the session toclarify related issues./.
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