The Government Party Committee agreed on a two-level local government model.

Also attending were Politburo members: Permanent Deputy Prime Minister, Permanent Deputy Secretary of the Government Party Committee Nguyen Hoa Binh, General Phan Van Giang, Minister of National Defense, General Luong Tam Quang, Minister of Public Security; Party Central Committee members, Deputy Prime Ministers, Deputy Secretaries of the Government Party Committee, Ministers, Heads of ministerial-level agencies, members of the Standing Committee of the Government Party Committee.

After listening to the report of the Ministry of Home Affairs and the opinions of the delegates, the Standing Committee of the Government Party Committee agreed on a two-level local government model, namely the provincial level (including provinces and centrally-run cities) and the grassroots level.

The Government Party Committee also discussed plans to merge some provincial-level units, not organize at the district level, and merge some commune-level units.

Party Secretary and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh emphasized that the arrangement of provincial-level administrative units needs to be based on a number of important criteria, namely area, population, economy, culture and the ability to complement and support each other for development.

The Prime Minister appreciated the preparation work of the Ministry of Home Affairs and relevant agencies, and requested that the agencies soon complete the Project and report it to the Politburo for comments.