Closing of the 2nd Extraordinary Session of the 15th National Assembly

Panorama of the closing session of the 2nd Extraordinary Session of the 15th National Assembly. Photo: Quang Khanh

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue delivers the closing speech at the second extraordinary session of the 15th National Assembly. Photo: Quang Khanh

At the session, the National Assembly reviewed and voted with high consensus to pass the Law on Medical Examination and Treatment (amended) and 3 resolutions including: National master plan for the period 2021-2030, vision to 2050; continuing to implement a number of policies in preventing and fighting the Covid-19 pandemic and using drug and pharmaceutical ingredient registration certificates that expired from January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2024; adjusting the 2022 re-borrowing capital plan of localities, supplementing the 2021 regular expenditure estimate with foreign non-refundable aid capital, adjusting the 2021 unused budget estimate of the General Department of Taxation and the General Department of Customs and transferring the 2021 Covid-19 pandemic prevention and control budget of localities to the 2022 budget year.

Party and State leaders and former leaders attended the closing session of the 2nd extraordinary session of the 15th National Assembly. Photo: Quang Khanh

Regarding personnel work, based on Party regulations and State laws, the National Assembly considered and decided to dismiss two National Assembly deputies, approved the dismissal of two Deputy Prime Ministers and approved the appointment of Deputy Prime Ministers for the 2021-2026 term for comrades: Tran Hong Ha - Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Party Committee, Minister of Natural Resources and Environment; Tran Luu Quang - Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the City Party Committee, Head of the National Assembly Delegation of Hai Phong City, term XV, ensuring standards, conditions, correct processes and procedures with very high consensus and unanimity.

The National Assembly also discussed solutions to strengthen institutional improvement, focus on removing difficulties, promptly supporting production and business for people and enterprises, creating new development spaces and growth drivers. Attach importance to cultural development on par with economic, political and social development; urgently research and build a national target program on culture to revive and develop culture as concluded by the General Secretary at the National Cultural Conference.

At the same time, well implement social security policies, sustainable poverty reduction, ensure progress, social justice, environmental protection, care for the material and spiritual life of the people, especially those with meritorious services, poor households, and those in particularly difficult circumstances in remote, border, island, and ethnic minority areas. Strengthen potential, consolidate and maintain national defense and security; promote and enhance foreign relations, improve the effectiveness and quality of international integration; ensure a peaceful, stable, and cooperative environment for rapid and sustainable development.

National Assembly Deputies of Nghe An Delegation at the closing session of the 2nd Extraordinary Session of the 15th National Assembly. Photo: Quang Khanh

In the immediate future, to synchronously and effectively realize the policies of the Second Extraordinary Session of the 15th National Assembly, the National Assembly Chairman requested the Government, the Prime Minister, the National Assembly Standing Committee, the Nationalities Council, the National Assembly Committees, all levels, branches, agencies in the state apparatus, the National Assembly Delegations, and the National Assembly Deputies to organize the prompt and timely implementation of the Laws and Resolutions that have just been passed, closely linking ideological work with organizational and personnel work to ensure proper implementation in accordance with the spirit of "front support", "one call, all response", "unanimity from top to bottom", "continuity across the board" that General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has repeatedly emphasized.

In particular, National Assembly deputies, through appropriate forms, promptly and fully inform voters nationwide of the results of the Session; listen to, synthesize and report voters' opinions and aspirations; effectively supervise the settlement of citizens' petitions, complaints and denunciations.

At the same time, proactively contribute to preparing good conditions to serve the people to enjoy Spring, welcome the Lunar New Year of Quy Mao happily, healthily, safely, economically, creating a new momentum right from the grassroots and each family, determined to successfully implement the Resolution of the 13th National Party Congress; the socio-economic development plan for 2023 right from the first days and months of the new year.