General Phan Van Giang, Politburo member, Deputy Secretary of the Central Military Commission, Minister of National Defense attended the meeting.

At the meeting, General Phan Van Giang, authorized by the Prime Minister, presented the Proposal on the draft Law on Management and Protection of National Defense Works and Military Zones.

General Phan Van Giang emphasized that national defense works and military zones are state assets, assigned to the military and authorities at all levels to organize construction, management, use and protection to serve the cause of building and protecting the socialist Vietnamese Fatherland. The management and protection of national defense works and military zones are the responsibility of Party committees, authorities at all levels and all people, with the core being the military force.

General Phan Van Giang: National defense works and military zones are state assets, assigned to the military and authorities at all levels to organize construction, management, use and protection to serve the cause of building and defending the socialist Vietnamese Fatherland. Photo: Tuan Huy

On May 19, 1994, the Standing Committee of the National Assembly issued the Ordinance on Protection of National Defense Works and Military Zones (abbreviated as the Ordinance); during the implementation of the Ordinance, the management and protection of national defense works and military zones have achieved important results, ensuring the implementation of national defense tasks, actively contributing to consolidating and building the defense zone posture, enhancing national defense potential to protect the Fatherland and develop the economy and society.

"However, up to now, the Ordinance has revealed difficulties and inadequacies, some contents have not kept up with the socio-economic development situation and the guidelines, lines and policies of the Party and State on the task of protecting the Fatherland in the new situation; at the same time, some contents regulating the restriction of human rights and civil rights in the Ordinance are not consistent with the provisions of the 2013 Constitution. Therefore, it is necessary to develop a law on the management and protection of national defense works and military zones," General Phan Van Giang emphasized.

Specifically, General Phan Van Giang mentioned a number of difficulties and shortcomings, such as: The determination of the scope and boundaries of protection of defense works and military zones has not been specifically and clearly regulated; there are still phenomena of illegal encroachment and cultivation in the scope assigned for management and protection; the coordination between localities with the Ministry of National Defense and military units in determining the scope and boundaries for management and protection has not been implemented synchronously; the development of plans and licensing of operations in a number of socio-economic development projects and the management of foreigners residing in a number of localities and areas related to defense works and military zones are not strict;... The above-mentioned shortcomings require the development of laws to create a higher legal basis and promptly resolve difficulties and shortcomings in practice.

On the other hand, because the Ordinance was issued in 1994, many provisions are no longer suitable and need to be researched, revised and supplemented to ensure consistency and synchronization with the current legal system.

"Therefore, the development of the Law on Management and Protection of National Defense Works and Military Zones is necessary to perfect the legal system on national defense, contributing to building a socialist rule-of-law state," said General Phan Van Giang.

Minister Phan Van Giang also stated that, in essence, the provisions of the draft law ensure consistency and consistency and are not contrary to the provisions of current relevant legal documents. The contents of the draft law will not replace current laws but will supplement and perfect the legal system; the implementation of measures to manage and protect defense works and military zones, the rights and obligations of organizations and individuals and the responsibilities of state agencies in the management and protection of defense works and military zones are implemented according to the provisions of this law and other relevant laws that are not contrary to the provisions of this law.

Session view.

Representative of the agency examining the draft law, Chairman of the National Assembly's Defense and Security Committee Le Tan Toi said that the Committee also agreed with the necessity of promulgating the Law on Management and Protection of National Defense Works and Military Zones.

"The promulgation of the law on the basis of the 1994 Ordinance on Protection of National Defense Works and Military Zones aims to continue to concretize the Party's guidelines and policies; regulations of the 2013 Constitution related to military, national defense, and national defense; and create a complete and feasible legal corridor for the management and protection of national defense works and military zones to be effective and efficient," affirmed Chairman Le Tan Toi.

According to the assessment of Chairman Le Tan Toi, the draft law dossier is basically complete in accordance with regulations; many research documents are carefully and meticulously prepared, meeting the conditions to report to the National Assembly for consideration and comments at this session.

Basic contents of the draft Law on Management and Protection of National Defense Works and Military Zones

The content of the draft law is built on the basis of 4 policy groups, including:

Policy 1: Complete regulations on determining the scope of protection of defense works and military zones and the content of management and protection of defense works and military zones.

Policy 2: Management and protection regime for restricted areas, protected areas, safety belts, ammunition depot safety belts, technical safety corridors of military antenna systems of defense works and military zones.

Policy 3: Conversion of use, demolition, relocation of defense works and military zones.

Policy 4: Policy for localities, agencies, organizations, households and individuals in areas and regions affected by the requirements of management and protection of national defense works and military zones.

GRASSLAND