Top leaders meet with voters

National Assembly ChairmanNguyen Sinh Hung on June 25 met with voters in Vu Quang, one of thepoorest mountainous districts in the central province of Ha Tinh.

Voters in the district, where the percentage ofpoor and near-poor households is still at 45.85 percent, asked the NA tosupport the national programme to build new rural areas, providefunding to building major infrastructure projects to deal with climatechange, natural disasters, and further work to reduce poverty.

NA Chairman Hung acknowledged the difficulties of the district,saying that work should focus on finding new agricultural methods toincrease productivity.

He also met with voters inHa Tinh province, who said that the Government should considerincreasing the level of investment for agriculture and rural areas,further supporting businesses and providing preferable policies thatparticularly support workers and labourers.

Inrelation to the Land Law, Hung said that the NA has assigned theGovernment to revise problems related to land policies, such asfinishing the procedure of land assignment to all residents by 2013.

On the same day, President Truong Tan Sang met with voters in HoChi Minh City ’s Districts 1 and 3, who expressed their hopes that allthe laws passed at the recent NA session will be quickly implemented andbring about positive changes to residents’ lives.

The HCM City voters said they are happy with the results andprogress made at the recent NA session, as lawmakers and the Governmenttackled many important topics.

However, they saidthey hope that the NA will increase its supervisory role, especially inmonitoring the activities of state-owned companies, anti-corruptionefforts and public investment, while ensuring that all the promisesdelivered at the inquiry session by Cabinet members will be realised.

The President stressed that the supervisory role of the NA will not be successful without the frank opinion of voters.

Also on June 25, Le Hong Anh, permanent member of the Party CentralCommittee Secretariat, also met with voters in Vinh Thanh and Thot Notdistricts in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho .

Voters spoke highly of the results of the 3 rd session of the 13 thNational Assembly and suggested the NA and Government to increaseinvestment in developing infrastructure for education, transport, cleanwater and environmental hygiene as well as building new rural areas.

Anh asked the local authorities to listen to the voters’ aspirationsand suggestions and create favourable conditions for the people to wellperform their supervisory role, thus contributing to building thepolitical system and maintaining local defence and security./.