Sixth session of 15th-tenure National Assembly opens

The 15th-tenure National Assembly (NA) commenced its sixth session in Hanoi on October 23.
Sixth session of 15th-tenure National Assembly opens ảnh 1The opening sitting of the 15th-tenure NA's sixth session on October 23 morning (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The 15th-tenureNational Assembly (NA) commenced its sixth session in Hanoi on October 23.

The opening sitting was broadcastlive by Radio the Voice of Vietnam, the Vietnam Television, and the NATelevision channel. Prior to that, leaders of the Party, State, and VietnamFatherland Front, and legislators paid tribute to late President Ho ChiMinh at his mausoleum.

During the sixth session, the parliamentis scheduled to consider and vote on nine draft laws and one draft resolution. Eightother draft laws will also come under consideration.

Itwill make decisions about several socio-economic issues, including the implementationresults of the socio-economic development and state budget plans for 2023, and thesocio-economic development, state budget estimation, and central budgetallocation plans for 2024. It will also look into the mid-term reports on the implementationof the socio-economic development, medium-term public investment,national finance, and public debt plans for 2021 - 2025.

The NA will scrutinise reports onjudicial affairs and the Government’s reports on the prevention and control of corruption,crimes, and law violations, along with judgment enforcement in 2023.

Question-and-answeractivities will be held to clarify Government members and sector leaders’responsibility towards the implementation of some of the 14th and 15th-tenureNA’s resolutions.

Sixth session of 15th-tenure National Assembly opens ảnh 2Deputies of Hanoi at the opening sitting of the 15th-tenure NA's sixth session on October 23 morning (Photo: VNA)
Specialisedsupervision will be conducted over the implementation of the NA’s resolutionson the national target programmes on new-style rural area building for 2021 -2025, sustainable poverty reduction for 2021 - 2025, and socio-economicdevelopment in ethnic minority and mountainous areas for 2021 - 2030.

TheNA will also make decisions on the adjustment of some contents in the NA’sResolution No. 53/2017/QH14, dated November 24, 2017, on the feasibility study report regarding the project on land recovery, compensation, assistance, and resettlement forthe construction of Long Thanh International Airport.

The NA Standing Committee’s report onthe results of the supervision over the settlement of voters’ opinions sent tothe NA’s fifth session, as well as the results of the citizen reception and thehandling of citizens’ letters, complaints, and denunciations this year willalso be discussed.

In particular, the parliament will holda vote of confidence on officials holding the positions it elected or approved./.
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