Next legislative session scheduled

The eighth session of the National Assembly will run from October 20 to November 26.
The eighth session of the National Assembly will run from October 20 toNovember 26.

At the meeting, the NA will discuss andapprove nine draft laws and one resolution. Lawmakers will also debate10 other legal documents and comment on the draft documents that will bepresented at the 11th National Party Congress in January.

On the results of June's meeting, Tran Dinh Dan, chairman of theNA Office, said 10 laws and two resolutions were successfully passed.

In addition, he said legislators held useful talks onthe proposed Hanoi – HCM City railway and the development masterplan for Hanoi up until 2030.

"Generallyspeaking, the quality of the National Assembly's last session was muchbetter than previous ones," Dan said.

"The deputiestruthfully reflected the ideas expressed by voters in theirconstituencies, particularly on the country's socio-economic situation,the Hanoi-HCM City railway, Hanoi 's master plan up to 2030 andits vision for the following twenty years up to 2050."

However, Dan said reports had failed to single out which organisationsor individuals should take responsibility for performance failures.

"During plenary discussions on the express railway,deputies made some valuable comments," said Nguyen Xuan Phuc, ministerand chairman of the Government Office.

Nguyen VanPha, vice president of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, said the NationalAssembly's decision to temporarily delay the implementation of theNorth-South Express Railway was highly appreciated by voters.

NA Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong said the last meeting had been agreat success.

"A key feature of the meeting was theatmosphere of democracy among the deputies," Trong said.

Also in the morning, members of the NA Standing Committee discussed aplan to celebrate the 65th founding anniversary of the Vietnam NationalAssembly (January 1, 1946-2011) and a plan to review the performance ofthe 12th National Assembly, which ends in the middle of next year./.

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