Parliament to vote on state secret protection law on Nov. 15

The National Assembly (NA) is scheduled to vote on the draft law on protection of state secrets on November 15, part of its ongoing sixth session.
Parliament to vote on state secret protection law on Nov. 15 ảnh 1Deputies at the sixth session of the 14th National Assembly (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – The National Assembly (NA) isscheduled to vote on the draft law on protection of state secrets on November15, part of its ongoing sixth session.

In the morning, legislators will discuss thedraft revised Law on Education.

At group discussions on November 8, most lawmakers agreed on the necessity to comprehensively amend the Education Law,saying that the submitted revisions this time have been drafted carefully.

The amendment aims to institutionalise theParty’s viewpoints and guidelines for the fundamental and comprehensive reformof education and training to meet industrialisation and modernisationrequirements in the context of a socialist-oriented market economy andinternational integration. It also aims to concretise the 2013 Constitution’scontents pertaining to education and training.

In the afternoon, the NA will vote on the draftlaw on protection of state secrets, which comprises five chapters with 28articles.

During the debate on October 25, deputies gaveopinions about several issues in this draft, including the principles of statesecret protection, prohibited actions, scope of state secrets, and theprovision and transfer of state secrets.

After the vote, deputies will scrutinise thedraft revised law on tax management that consists of 17 chapters with 152articles, three chapters more from the existing law.-VNA
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