Vietnam’s Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong attends opening of National Assembly’s extraordinary meeting
Monday, January 15, 2024, 09:20 GMT+7
Vietnam's Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and many Party and state leaders sat in on the opening of the lawmaking National Assembly (NA)’s fifth extraordinary meeting in Hanoi on Monday morning.
The 15th NA’s extraordinary gathering is scheduled to last for 2.5 days.
It wraps up on Thursday morning, according to an announcement made by the NA general secretary.
The National Assembly is slated to have one day off on Wednesday so that its agencies and relevant units can garner feedback and suggestions to complete some draft decrees and resolutions.
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| Vietnam’s Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong (L) and Vietnamese State President Vo Van Thuong (R) attend the opening of the 15th National Assembly’s fifth extraordinary meeting on January 15, 2024. Photo: Vietnam Government Portal |
Following the opening address by National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue, the extraordinary session will focus on amending the Law on Land in the morning and adjusting the Law on Credit Institutions in the afternoon.
During the extraordinary meeting, the NA will consider passing the amended Law on Land and the revised Law on Credit Institutions.
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| Vietnam's Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong waves as he walks with top Vietnamese leaders at the opening of the 15th National Assembly’s fifth extraordinary meeting on January 15, 2024. Photo: Pham Thang |
The legislative body will also approve some draft resolutions on special policies and mechanisms aimed at removing obstacles and streamlining procedures for national programs and plans.
At the extraordinary meeting, the National Assembly will add the medium-term public investment plan for the 2021-25 period, sourced from the backup state budget, and supplement a medium-term public investment plan for state utility EVN.
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