Hanoi (VNA) – The National Assembly on June 8 discussed severaldraft laws and adopted the Law on National Defence (revised) and a resolutionon the law and ordinance building programme in 2019 and adjustments to the 2018programme.
In the morning, after passing the Law on National Defence (revised), theNA engaged in lively discussion on the bill on Vietnam’s coast guard, with 20deputies taking the floor and five others joining in the debate.
In response to some issues raised by the deputies, Defence Minister NgoXuan Lich gave explanations to clarify the issues.
In the afternoon, the NA approved the resolution on the law and ordinancebuilding programme in 2019 and adjustments to the 2018 programme.
Then the draft Law on Cultivation was tabled for discussion.
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong alsotook the floor to clarify some issues raised by the deputies during the debate.
The NA will not meet on June 9 and 10.
It will resume working on June 11, with the agenda for the day coveringthe draft law on amnesty (revised) and the draft law on amendments andsupplements to a number of articles of the Education Law.
The ongoing fifth session of the 14th NA opened on May 21 andis scheduled to conclude on June 15.-VNA