The 17th Nghe An Provincial People's Council held its 20th session.

Comrade Nguyen Xuan Son - Chairman of the Provincial People's Council and Vice Chairmen of the Provincial People's Council: Cao Thi Hien, Hoang Viet Duong chaired the meeting.

Attending the meeting were comrades: Thai Thanh Quy - Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; Nguyen Van Thong - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; Nguyen Duc Trung - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; comrades in the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; representatives of the delegation's leadership.Provincial National Assembly, Standing Committee of Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Nghe An province;…

Delegates perform the flag-saluting ceremony at the 20th Session of the 17th Nghe An Provincial People's Council. Photo: Thanh Duy

Speaking at the opening of the session, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council Nguyen Xuan Son emphasized that, implementing the provisions of the Law amending and supplementing the Law on Organization of the Government and the Law on Organization of Local Government in 2019; Resolution No. 1004 dated September 18, 2020 of the National Assembly Standing Committee on the establishment and regulations on the position, functions, tasks, powers, and organizational structure of the Office of the National Assembly Delegation and the Provincial People's Council, at this session, the Provincial People's Council will consider and approve the Resolution on the establishment of the Office of the National Assembly Delegation and the Provincial People's Council to complete the apparatus to assist the National Assembly Delegation and the Provincial People's Council.

Comrade Nguyen Xuan Son - Chairman of the Provincial People's Council delivered the opening speech at the 20th session of the 17th Nghe An Provincial People's Council. Photo: Thanh Duy

At the same time, to ensure that the management, direction and operation work is carried out promptly and in accordance with regulations, the Provincial People's Council will carry out personnel work within its authority: dismiss and elect additional positions of members of the Provincial People's Committee; dismiss the position of Deputy Head of the Economic - Budget Committee of the Provincial People's Council, term 2016-2021 according to regulations, consider issuing a number of resolutions to ensure timely implementation of projects, promote socio-economic development in the province. Therefore, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council Nguyen Xuan Son requested delegates to promote a high sense of responsibility to ensure the success of the session.

At the meeting, the Provincial People's Council conducted personnel work within its authority.

Panorama of the 20th session of the 17th Nghe An Provincial People's Council. Photo: Thanh Duy

At the meeting, the Provincial People's Council dismissed comrade Vo Duy Viet - former Director of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment from the position of Provincial People's Committee Member; elected additional position of Provincial People's Committee Member for comrade Hoang Quoc Viet - Director of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment; dismissed comrade Dang Quang Hong from the position of Deputy Head of the Economic - Budget Committee of the Provincial People's Council for the 2016-2021 term in accordance with regulations.

Comrade Nguyen Duc Trung - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee presented the Proposal to elect additional members of the Provincial People's Committee for the 2016 - 2021 term. Photo: Thanh Duy

Based on the Proposal of the Provincial People's Committee and the audit report of the Economic - Budget Committee, the Provincial People's Council also voted to approve the Resolution on the establishment of the Office of the National Assembly Delegation and the Provincial People's Council.

The Provincial People's Council also passed Resolutions on socio-economic development, including: Resolution stipulating a number of specific mechanisms and policies on finance and budget to support economic development of Vinh city, period 2021-2025; Resolution on approving the Pre-feasibility Study Report of the project "Priority infrastructure and urban development adapting to climate change in Vinh city, Nghe An province" with loans from the World Bank; Resolution on investment policy for the coastal road project from Nghi Son (Thanh Hoa) - Cua Lo (Nghe An) - section Km7 - Km76.

Provincial People's Council delegates vote to pass the Resolutions. Photo: Thanh Duy

The Provincial People's Council also passed a Resolution on the investment policy for the construction project of Nghe An Oncology Hospital (phase 2); a Resolution approving the list of works and projects requiring land acquisition as prescribed in Clause 3, Article 62 of the Land Law in Nghe An province; a Resolution on converting the purpose of using rice-growing land, protective forest land, and special-use forest land as prescribed in Clause 1, Article 58 of the Land Law to implement works and investment projects in Nghe An province.

Comrade Hoang Viet Duong - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council spoke at the 20th session of the 17th Provincial People's Council. Photo: Thanh Duy

Speaking at the closing session, comrade Nguyen Xuan Son - Chairman of the Provincial People's Council emphasized that the 20th session of the Provincial People's Council, term XVII, 2016 - 2021, has completed the proposed contents and programs.

The Chairman of the Provincial People's Council said that in the past time, the Office of the National Assembly Delegation and the Office of the Provincial People's Council have made many efforts, overcome difficulties, actively innovated, improved the quality, efficiency, and professionalism in consulting and serving work, contributing to the success of the activities of the National Assembly Delegation and the Provincial People's Council, term 2016-2021.

“After this session, I propose that the Standing Committee of the Provincial People's Council coordinate and agree with the leaders of the National Assembly Delegation to direct the two offices to urgently advise and ensure the process, progress, arrangement, organizational structure of personnel, financial and asset plans to promptly complete, stabilize and effectively implement the work of advising and serving the National Assembly Delegation and the Provincial People's Council in the coming time,” Chairman of the Provincial People's Council Nguyen Xuan Son said.

Comrade Nguyen Xuan Son - Chairman of the Provincial People's Council delivered the closing speech at the 20th session of the 17th Nghe An People's Council. Photo: Thanh Duy

The Provincial People's Council acknowledged that comrades Vo Duy Viet and Dang Quang Hong, during their time holding the positions of members of the Provincial People's Committee and Deputy Head of the Economic - Budget Committee of the Provincial People's Council, had made positive contributions to the activities of the Provincial People's Council and Provincial People's Committee for the 2016-2021 term.

The Provincial People's Council congratulated Comrade Hoang Quoc Viet - Director of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment on being elected to the position of Member of the Provincial People's Committee for the 2016-2021 term. Hopefully, in his new position, Comrade Hoang Quoc Viet will strive to fulfill his assigned tasks./.