The National Assembly is scheduled to hold an extraordinary meeting on January 15, 2024.

The National Assembly is scheduled to open its 5th extraordinary session on January 15, 2024, during which it will consider and pass the Land Law (amended) and the Law on Credit Institutions (amended).

Secretary General of the National Assembly, Head of the National Assembly Office Bui Van Cuong reported at the meeting. Photo: Pham Dong

On the afternoon of December 18, at the 28th session, the National Assembly Standing Committee gave its opinion on the preparation for the 5th extraordinary session of the National Assembly and the initial preparation for the 7th session of the 15th National Assembly. Presenting the report, Mr. Bui Van Cuong - Secretary General of the National Assembly, Head of the National Assembly Office - said that the 5th extraordinary session is expected to meet for 3 days, opening on Monday, January 15, 2024 and divided into 2 sessions. "The National Assembly will have 2 working days off between the 2 sessions so that agencies have time to absorb, revise and complete draft laws and resolutions before submitting them to the National Assembly for approval," said Mr. Bui Van Cuong. Regarding the content, the Secretary General of the National Assembly emphasized that the contents expected to be submitted to the National Assembly at the extraordinary session must meet the criteria of urgency, must be prepared very carefully and achieve high consensus and unity among agencies, minimizing the submission to the extraordinary session of contents with many issues that still have different opinions. At the same time, it is also necessary to calculate to ensure the time of organization, reasonable time fund during the session for agencies to research, receive, explain the opinions of National Assembly deputies, complete documents to submit to the National Assembly for approval in accordance with the prescribed process and procedures, especially large projects and drafts with complex content; National Assembly deputies also need time to research and prepare opinions. Therefore, Mr. Bui Van Cuong stated that, based on the consideration of the quality of preparation, if the documents are qualified, ensuring progress and quality, it is proposed to submit 3 contents to the National Assembly at the extraordinary session. "Consider passing the draft Law on Land (amended) and the draft Law on Credit Institutions (amended) if qualified" - the Secretary General of the National Assembly mentioned the content at the 5th Extraordinary Session.

Overview of the meeting on the afternoon of December 18. Photo: Pham Dong

At this session, the National Assembly will also consider and approve a draft Resolution on a number of specific mechanisms and policies to remove difficulties and obstacles and accelerate the implementation of the National Target Programs. The third content is to consider and approve a Resolution on supplementing the Medium-term Public Investment Plan of the Central budget for the 2021-2025 period from the general reserve source corresponding to the source of increased revenue and savings from the Central budget in 2022 for public investment tasks and projects and supplementing the Medium-term Public Investment Plan for the Vietnam Electricity Group from the reserve source of the Medium-term Public Investment Plan (if any). "In order for the National Assembly Standing Committee to have a basis to consider and decide on the organization and convening of the Session to ensure the correct time, agencies are requested to urgently complete the preparation of the contents of the Extraordinary Session to submit to the National Assembly Standing Committee for consideration and comments," said the Secretary General of the National Assembly. According to Mr. Bui Van Cuong, the National Assembly Office and the National Assembly Secretary General will proactively coordinate with agencies to ensure conditions for facilities, technical infrastructure, information technology, security, safety, etc. to serve the session well.

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