The top legislator made the remarks at the fourth session of the N.A. Standing Committee in Hanoi on July 8, which reviewed preparations for the extraordinary session.
According to the N.A. Chairman, the legislature will consider and decide on 27 items, including 20 laws and normative resolutions, three major national issues, and first-time discussions on four draft laws.
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N.A. Chairman Tran Thanh Man speaks at the event. |
The N.A. Standing Committee agreed to add a draft resolution replacing Resolution No.96/2019/QH14 on crime prevention and control, the work of the People's Procuracy, the People's Courts, and judgment enforcement to the session's agenda.
Chairman Man said the Government has been tasked with seeking the Politburo's guidance on important draft laws and resolutions before submitting them to the National Assembly.
The N.A. Chairman instructed agencies to accelerate preparations and avoid requesting delays or withdrawals of registered agenda items. He assigned the N.A. Secretary General and Chairman of the N.A. Office to report newly arising issues to the Politburo and seek guidance on the meeting schedule.
Stressing the need to ensure the quality of draft laws and resolutions, he urged the Government and drafting agencies to ensure thorough preparation of all submissions, while calling on the N.A.'s Council for Ethnic Affairs and committees to clearly state their views without hesitation, and ensure high-quality verification to contribute to the success of the extraordinary session.
He requested closer coordination between the Standing Committees of the National Assembly Party Committee and the Government Party Committee to consider holding a joint meeting to review progress and urge relevant agencies to ensure the work stays on schedule, noting that this is a major political task assigned by the Politburo, the Secretariat, and Party General Secretary and State President To Lam.
He also called for early preparations for the second session of the 16th N.A., stressing the need for all agencies to strictly comply with the provisions of the Law on the Promulgation of Legal Documents.
Earlier, N.A. Secretary General and Chairman of the N.A. Office Le Quang Manh said the extraordinary session will review amendments to several important laws to streamline administrative procedures, boost socio-economic development, and support the goal of achieving double-digit economic growth. The implementation of the Party’s policies restructured the State apparatus under the three-tier administration model, streamlining the organizational system and strengthening decentralization and delegation of authority.
As these are major Party and State policies, the N.A. Office urged N.A. deputies' delegations to organize voter meetings in a flexible and appropriate way, with greater use of digital technology and online or hybrid formats. This would help gather public feedback, keep voters informed about the session's agenda, and further raise public awareness of the significance of the issues to be considered at the first extraordinary session, Manh said.
In the session, the N.A. Standing Committee also discussed a draft ordinance amending the Ordinance on preferential treatment for those who contribute to the revolution.
Members agreed that the revisions are needed to institutionalize the Party’s policies, address practical difficulties and make preferential policies more humane, equitable and feasible. They endorsed adding a definition of people with meritorious services, revising criteria for recognizing wounded soldiers and martyrs, and expanding eligibility to those injured or killed while performing crime prevention and law enforcement duties.
The draft ordinance was approved in principle with support from all members of the committee present. It will be finalized before being submitted to the N.A. Chairman for promulgation by July 27.
Source: VNA