Gathering of former NA leaders held ahead of Lunar New Year

The National Assembly Standing Committee on January 21 held a gathering of former leaders of the legislature and former members of the NA Standing Committee who retired in Hanoi ahead of the upcoming Lunar New Year festival, under the chair of Politburo member and NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue.
Gathering of former NA leaders held ahead of Lunar New Year ảnh 1NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue presents gift to a former NA leader (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – The National Assembly Standing Committee on January21 held a gathering of former leaders of the legislature and former members ofthe NA Standing Committee who retired in Hanoi ahead of the upcoming Lunar NewYear festival, under the chair of Politburo member and NA Chairman Vuong DinhHue.


Hue took the occasion to thank the Party Delegation to the 14th NA and the 14th NA Standing Committee for proposing an initiative tothe Politburo to issue a conclusion on law-building orientations for the entiretenure. On such basis, the Politburo issued Conclusion No.19 onorientations to the legislation programme for the 15th legislaturewith eight major orientation groups, 70 specific orientations and 137 law-building tasks.

In legal supervision, Hue said the NA Standing Committee pooledresources for supreme supervision with the involvement of the State AuditOffice and local People’s Councils.

The NA Standing Committee also held a nationwide teleconferenceon launching 2022 supervision programme of the NA and NA Standing Committee.

According to the top legislator, the 15th NA has beeninheriting the 76-year tradition of the Vietnamese legislature and successes ofthe previous NA tenures. He expressed his belief that with the tradition of theVietnamese NA, the leadership of the Party Central Committee, Politburo and PartyCentral Committee’s Secretariat, and public support, the 15th NA willreform and perfect itself to meet the country’s demand.

He wished that former NA leaders and former members of the NAStanding Committee would continue sharing their experience and brainpower tothe NA and NA Standing Committee, their agencies and organs via joiningsub-committees or scientific research councils, and working as collaborators.

The NA Standing Committee always stays ready to acquire opinionsrelated to the NA’s functions and tasks to fulfil assigned tasks, he said,adding that it will also renew and improve working efficiency of the NAactivities to make practical contributions to the cause of nationalconstruction, defence and sustainable development./.

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