Opening of the 13th session of the Provincial People's Council for the 2016 - 2021 term

This morning, the Provincial People's Council, term XVII, 2016 - 2021, officially opened its 13th session (extraordinary session) to consider and decide on personnel matters under its authority and pass a number of important resolutions. In the photo: Delegates perform the flag-raising ceremony to open the session. Photo: Thanh Duy

Attending the meeting were comrade Thai Thanh Quy - Alternate member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Deputy Secretaries of the Provincial Party Committee: Nguyen Van Thong, Nguyen Duc Trung; comrades in the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee; leaders of the Provincial People's Committee; representatives of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation, the Standing Committee of the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee and representatives of the provincial departments, branches and sectors.

Comrade Nguyen Xuan Son - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council and Vice Chairmen of the Provincial People's Council: Cao Thi Hien - Member of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee and Hoang Viet Duong - Member of the Provincial Party Executive Committee chaired the meeting.

At this session, the Provincial People's Council will conduct the process of dismissal and election of additional positions of Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee for the 2016-2021 term; and election of additional positions of members of the Provincial People's Committee for the 2016-2021 term.

The Provincial People's Council will also consider and discuss the list of projects requiring land acquisition; change the purpose of using rice fields, protective forest land, and special-use forest land to implement socio-economic development projects in the province.

Overview of the meeting. Photo: Thanh Cuong

Three draft resolutions will be considered and discussed by the Provincial People's Council at this session, including: Resolution on approving the list of works and projects requiring land recovery in Clause 3, Article 62 of the Land Law; Resolution on changing 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 investment projects in the province; Resolution on the policy of changing the purpose of using forests to other purposes to implement works and projects in the province.

Speaking at the opening of the session, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Council emphasized: The session took place at a time when the Covid-19 epidemic was complicated, so the working spirit must be urgent; at the same time, he requested the Provincial People's Council delegates to be responsible and democratic in electing people with sufficient qualifications, capacity and qualities to hold the position of Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Member of the Provincial People's Committee for the 2016-2021 term.

The high trust of the provincial People's Council delegates is the basis for the elected representatives to fulfill the responsibilities assigned by the Party and the people, leading the province to further development.

Comrade Nguyen Xuan Son delivered the opening speech of the meeting. Photo: Thanh Cuong

The Chairman of the Provincial People's Council also requested the Provincial People's Council delegates to demonstrate high responsibility, focus on carefully studying the contents of the submission and draft resolutions submitted to the session, actively participate in discussions to create high consensus so that the Provincial People's Council can make correct and appropriate decisions, meeting the practical requirements of the locality.

Nghe An Electronic Newspaper will continue to update the meeting results in the next newsletter.