NA Vice Chairman Phung Quoc Hien at the meeting (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The first plenary session of the 14th National Assembly’s 10th meeting was held in Hanoi on November 2 under the chair of NA Chairwoman NguyenThi Kim Ngan.
Legislators observed a minute's silence in commemoration of officials and soldiers who laid down their lives in search andrescue work following natural disasters in the central region.
Later, NA ChairwomanNgan reported the results of the online session from October 20 – 26.
Under the directionof NA Vice Chairman Phung Quoc Hien, Minister of Agriculture and RuralDevelopment Nguyen Xuan Cuong presented a report on the policy of changing theuse of forests to other purposes for the implementation of the Than Riverreservoir project in Ninh Thuan and Ban Mong reservoir in Nghe An.
Lawmakers alsodiscussed in groups the socio-economic performance and State budget 2020; the socio-economicdevelopment plan, State budget estimate and central budget allocation plan for2021; the implementation of the NA’s resolutions on 2016-2020 plan forsocio-economic development, economic restructuring, national finance andmid-term public investment; the implementation of the ResolutionNo.100/2015/QH13 approving investment plans in national target programmes for2016-2020.
They debatedmeasures for 2021-2025 socio-economic development, the national targetprogramme on new-style rural development and sustainable poverty reduction and 2021-2025, mid-term public investment.
In the closed session in the afternoon, the NA considered the presentation of the draft Resolution onthe pilot use and management of defence-security land in combination withproduction and economic development activities, which was also under discussionin groups later.
Presided over by NAChairwoman Ngan, the legislature also suggested relieving Pham Phu Quoc fromhis position as deputy from Ho Chi Minh City’s NA delegation. His holding of the nationality in Cyprus withoutreporting is an act that is dishonest and disobeys the Party's regulations.
During the opensession, lawmakers discussed in groups the draft revised Law on Drug Preventionand Control.
OnNovember 3, they will convene a plenary session to discuss socio-economicperformance and State budget, which will be live broadcast nationwide.
Theywill also consider relieving Quoc from his post as NA deputy of Ho Chi MinhCity./.
