The seventh Lao National Assembly’s first session closed in Vientiane on June 24 after 10 days of sitting.

The Lao NA deputies discussed and passed many important issues of the country.

They included organisational and personnel apparatus of the State, parliament and government, as well as tasks, targets and plans for each sector in implementing the seventh five-year socio-economic development plan for 2011-2015 and the socio-economic development plan and State budget plan in the 2011-2012 period.

The NA deputies proposed the government to supplement some regulations on agriculture and rural development, poverty reduction, encouragement of trade and investment, fighting corruption and abuse of authority./.