Hanoi (VNA) – The sixth session of the 14th NationalAssembly (NA), slated to open on October 22, is expected to be a historicmeeting with several important issues on the agenda.
According to NA General Secretary and Chairman of the NA Office Nguyen HanhPhuc, the Government will be required to report for the first time the outcomesof three years implementing NA resolutions on socio-economic development,economic restructuring, national finance and mid-term public investment with aview to removing bottlenecks to fulfill set target for the 2016-2020 period.
“This content is necessary for outlining suitable policies in the context ofcomplicated and unforeseeable changes of the trade war”, he said.
Inparticular, the session will elect a new President in the first days to replacePresident Tran Dai Quang who passed away on September 21. At its recent 8th plenum, the Party Central Committee reached consensus to nominate Party GeneralSecretary Nguyen Phu Trong for the presidency, and the NA will vote on thenomination.
The NA will alsoconsider and approve the removal of Truong Minh Tuan from the post of Ministerof Information and Communications, and approve the appointment of the newminister.
Another item on the NA’s working agenda that attracts great interest is thevote of confidence on officials holding positions elected or approved by theNA. The vote will also be held during the first days of the session, beforequestion-and-answer sessions.
It is noteworthy that the NA is expected to ratify the Progressive Agreementfor Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and relevant documents at this session.This is an important pact which will greatly influence the country’s politics,economy, society and diplomacy, Phuc said.
Law making is alwaysa major task at NA’s sittings. At this session, the NA deputies are expected toadopt nine bills and one resolution.
Fifteen plenary meetings of the session are set to be broadcast live on radioand television.-VNA