Hanoi (VNA) - The National Assembly (NA) passeda resolution on April 8 approving a list of several vice chairpersons andmembers of the National Election Council (NEC) with all 449 deputies present at the session voting in favour, or 93.54 percent of all deputies.
Under the resolution, Secretary of the Party Central Committee and Secretary of the PartyDelegation of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Do Van Chien, and member of theParty Central Committee and Vice State President Vo Thi Anh Xuan were elected as VicePresidents of the National Election Council.
In the afternoon, 444 participating lawmakers, or 92.5percent of the total NA deputies, approved the State President’s proposal regarding alist of vice chairpersons and members of the National Defence - SecurityCouncil.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh will assume the post ofVice Chairman of the National Defence - Security Council.
NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue, Minister of NationalDefence Phan Van Giang, and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son will bemembers of the council./.