December 14, 2017 | 21:12 (GMT+7)
NA Standing Committee’s 19th meeting concludes
The 19th meeting of the 14th National Assembly’s Standing Committee closed on December 14 after three working days.
Addressing the closing ceremony, NA
Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan said that during the meeting, the committee
reviewed outcomes of the NA fourth session and discussed preparation for the
NA’s next sitting.
The Committee also assessed the results of
external activities in 2017 and approved a plan for 2018, while giving ideas on
foreign relations and international cooperation programs of some NA agencies.
The committee’s members adopted a
resolution approving the appointment of ambassadors to various countries in the
2017-2020 period, and the Vietnamese ambassador at the United Nations.
A resolution was issued on the formation of
Ninh Cuong town in Truc Ninh district of Northern Nam Dinh province, and
another on adjustment of Government bond capital plans in the 2012-2015 period
and 2014-2016 period.
The committee also approved amendments to a
plan for housing support in 2016-2020 to those who rendered services for the
country’s revolution.
A report on monitoring the issuance of
resolutions and operation of People’s Councils of centrally-run cities and
provinces, and the Government’s proposal on issuance of support policies for
the use of public irrigation services and products were discussed at the
meeting.
The committee gave their approval on a
number of important issues, including the provision of additional funding to
buy rice for national reserve.
The top legislator asked NA agencies to
coordinate with the NA General Secretary to make public the official conclusions
of the NA Standing Committee on issues in the 19th meeting’s agenda, while
preparing for the 20th meeting of the committee in January 2018.
Source:
VNA