General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong attends the opening session of the extraordinary National Assembly session

Thanh Duy DNUM_BFZABZCACE 07:59

(Baonghean.vn) - On the morning of January 15, General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and leaders of the Party and State attended the opening session of the 5th extraordinary National Assembly session.

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General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and other Party, State and National Assembly leaders attended the solemn opening ceremony of the 5th extraordinary session of the 15th National Assembly on the morning of January 15, 2024. Photo: Nam An

The session took place in the form of a centralized meeting at the National Assembly House, Hanoi. The National Assembly took a one-day break (January 17) for the National Assembly agencies, the Government and relevant agencies to absorb, revise and complete the draft law and draft resolution; it is expected to close on the morning of January 18.

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Panorama of the opening ceremony of the 5th Extraordinary Session of the 15th National Assembly. Photo: Nam An

The Nghe An National Assembly delegation of 12 delegates led by comrade Thai Thanh Quy - Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council attended the meeting.

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General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong attended the opening ceremony of the 5th extraordinary session of the 15th National Assembly on the morning of January 15, 2024. Photo: Nam An

At the 5th Extraordinary Session of the 15th National Assembly, the National Assembly will consider and approve 4 contents including:

Draft Law on Land (amended). After being accepted and revised, the draft Law on Land (amended) submitted to the National Assembly at the 5th Extraordinary Session consists of 16 chapters, 260 articles, omitting 5 articles, amending and supplementing 250 articles (both in content and technique) compared to the draft Law submitted to the National Assembly at the 6th Session.

The National Assembly will also consider and approve the draft Law on Credit Institutions (amended; draft Resolution on a number of specific mechanisms and policies to remove difficulties and obstacles, speed up the implementation of national target programs (according to simplified procedures and order); draft Resolution on supplementing the Medium-term Public Investment Plan of the central budget for the period 2021 - 2025 from the general reserve source corresponding to the increased central budget revenue in 2022 for public investment tasks and projects and supplementing the Medium-term Public Investment Plan for Vietnam Electricity Group from the reserve source of the Medium-term Public Investment Plan.

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Chairing the meeting. Photo: Nam An

In his opening speech, National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue emphasized: The 5th extraordinary session of the 15th National Assembly takes place in the first days of the new year 2024 - a year of great significance in implementing the Resolution of the 13th National Party Congress and the 5-year socio-economic development plan 2021-2025, towards the 14th National Party Congress.

The contents decided by the National Assembly at this Session are of great importance not only for the implementation of the socio-economic development plan for 2024 and the entire term, but also have fundamental, strategic, and long-term significance.

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National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue delivered the opening speech of the session. Photo: Nam An

On behalf of the National Assembly Standing Committee, the National Assembly Chairman requested the National Assembly deputies to promote democracy, uphold the spirit of responsibility, focus on research, discuss enthusiastically, and contribute many dedicated and quality opinions so that the Session can complete the entire program content with high unity and consensus. He requested the agencies of the National Assembly, the Government and relevant agencies, with high determination, great efforts, close coordination, to complete the draft laws and resolutions of the highest quality for the National Assembly to consider and decide.

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Delegation of National Assembly deputies of Nghe An province attending the session. Photo: Nam An

Thanh Duy