(TN&MT) - On the morning of February 12, at Dien Hong Hall, National Assembly House, the National Assembly solemnly opened the 9th Extraordinary Session - the Session with the largest workload, lasting the longest among the extraordinary sessions, considering and deciding on many important issues for the country's development in 2025 and the coming time.
Attending the opening session of the 9th extraordinary session of the 15th National Assembly, on the side of leaders, former leaders of the Party, State, Vietnam Fatherland Front and invited guests were: Comrade To Lam, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam; Comrade Nong Duc Manh, former General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam; Comrade Luong Cuong, Politburo member, President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam; Comrade Pham Minh Chinh, Politburo member, Prime Minister; Comrade Nguyen Van An, former Politburo member, former Chairman of the National Assembly; Comrade Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan, former Politburo member, former Chairman of the National Assembly; Comrade Tran Cam Tu, Politburo member, Standing member of the Secretariat, Chairman of the Central Inspection Commission; Comrade Do Van Chien, Politburo member, Secretary of the Central Committee of the Party, Chairman of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front; Comrades Politburo members, Party Central Committee Secretaries, Vice Presidents, Deputy Prime Ministers, Party Central Committee members; leaders of central departments, ministries, branches, and organizations; and local leaders.
On the National Assembly side, there were: Comrade Tran Thanh Man, Politburo member, Chairman of the National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam; Vice Chairmen of the National Assembly: Comrade Nguyen Khac Dinh, Comrade Nguyen Duc Hai, Comrade Tran Quang Phuong, Comrade Nguyen Thi Thanh; members of the National Assembly Standing Committee; Heads, Deputy Heads of Delegations and National Assembly deputies of 63 National Assembly delegations of provinces and centrally run cities.
Decision to reorganize the apparatus, creating momentum for development
Speaking at the opening of the Conference, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man said that this extraordinary session is of great significance, urgently considering and deciding on many urgent issues to serve the revolution of reorganizing and streamlining the apparatus, meeting the very high requirements of the country in the new era. This is an issue that is receiving high consensus and support from cadres, party members and people, and also creating a premise for organizational and personnel work at the 14th National Party Congress; election of deputies to the 16th National Assembly and People's Councils at all levels for the 2026-2031 term.
In addition, the National Assembly will consider, decide, and promptly remove difficulties and obstacles in terms of institutions and policies, create breakthroughs to perfect infrastructure, promote resources, and create new development spaces, in order to successfully implement the goals set by the 13th National Party Congress.
The National Assembly will consider and decide on fundamental laws and resolutions to implement the restructuring and streamlining of the apparatus to promptly concretize the policies and resolutions of the Party Central Committee on restructuring and streamlining the apparatus of the political system, operating effectively, efficiently and effectively, ensuring that agencies, organizations and units after restructuring and streamlining are truly "upgraded, raised to a higher level, with better quality and higher efficiency"; reducing focal points, eliminating intermediate levels, clearly defining the scope, tasks and authority of agencies according to the Constitution, promoting decentralization and delegation of power, implementing the "management by results" method, strongly shifting from "pre-inspection" to "post-inspection" associated with strengthening inspection, supervision and control of power.
Focus on reviewing important laws and resolutions
According to National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man, at this session, the National Assembly will consider and pass four draft laws, including: Law on Organization of the Government (amended); Law on Organization of Local Government (amended); Law on Amendments and Supplements to a Number of Articles of the Law on Organization of the National Assembly; Law on Promulgation of Legal Documents (amended) and five draft resolutions to implement the reorganization of the National Assembly and Government apparatus for the 15th National Assembly term.
In particular, the consideration and approval of the Law on Promulgation of Legal Documents (amended) has important significance, playing a fundamental role, creating a legal corridor for the construction and organization of the implementation of the system of legal documents.
The Draft Law has been comprehensively studied and revised, with major changes, addressing practical issues, in accordance with the spirit of Conclusion No. 119 dated January 20, 2025 of the Politburo on the orientation of innovation and improvement of the law-making process: accordingly, minimizing unnecessary processes and procedures; clearly defining the authority of the National Assembly, the Government and agencies in the political system, promoting dynamism and creativity associated with roles and responsibilities, strengthening control of power, preventing and combating corruption, waste and negativity; assigning one task to only one agency to preside over and take primary responsibility...
The National Assembly Chairman requested the Government and the agencies submitting the draft law to take ultimate responsibility for the draft law submitted by their agencies; ensure close, effective, synchronous and timely coordination in policy and law making between the National Assembly and the Government, between ministries, branches and between the Central and local levels; ensure synchronization, unity and conformity with changes in the organizational structure, functions, tasks and powers of agencies after implementing the organizational arrangement; create a legal framework to promptly remove institutional obstacles and inadequacies that have been identified as "bottlenecks of bottlenecks", so that institutions become "breakthroughs of breakthroughs", unlocking resources for the country to develop rapidly and sustainably in the new era of the nation.
Also at this Session, the National Assembly will consider and approve 07 Resolutions to promptly remove difficulties and obstacles to promote the country's socio-economic development and specific mechanisms and policies for a number of projects and works such as: Supplementary Project on socio-economic development in 2025 with a growth target of 8% or more; investment policy for the Lao Cai - Hanoi - Hai Phong railway project; specific and special mechanisms and policies to develop the urban railway network system in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City by 2035; additional investment plan for charter capital in the 2024 - 2026 period of the parent company - Vietnam Expressway Corporation; Resolution on piloting a number of policies to remove obstacles in science, technology and innovation activities; policies and specific mechanisms and policies to build nuclear power plants in Ninh Thuan...
The National Assembly will carry out a number of personnel work contents under its authority, in accordance with Party regulations and State laws, and perfect positions to ensure that the new apparatus operates effectively and efficiently, meeting the country's development requirements in the coming period.
According to the National Assembly Chairman, the 9th extraordinary session of the 15th National Assembly took place in the first days of Spring 2025 with new confidence and enthusiasm, in the joy of the country's development achievements. With a very high sense of responsibility, the agencies of the National Assembly, the Government, and relevant agencies closely coordinated, made great efforts, worked day and night, even on holidays and Tet holidays to prepare the best quality content for the National Assembly.
"I respectfully request that National Assembly deputies promote democracy, in the spirit of "work efficiency is paramount", together with practical work experience and local practices, and that the grassroots reflect and contribute sincere, frank, and quality opinions so that all contents in the Session's program are considered and approved with the highest unity and consensus, meeting the requirements of practice and political tasks, and best meeting the expectations of voters and people nationwide." - National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man said.
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