Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung works with the Vietnam Lawyers Association

On the afternoon of July 16, at the Government Headquarters, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and leaders of several central ministries and branches had a working session with leaders of the Vietnam Lawyers Association on the results of implementing Directive No. 06/2001/CT-TTg dated April 9, 2001 of the Prime Minister on implementing measures to promote and improve the effectiveness of the Vietnam Lawyers Association's operations.



Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and delegates

Reporting to Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on the results of implementing Directive No. 06/2001/CT-TTg, Chairman of the Vietnam Lawyers Association Pham Quoc Anh said that over the past 11 years, the organization of the Association has continued to be consolidated and developed. The staff working for the Association has been increased in both quantity and quality. Currently, the Vietnam Lawyers Association has 46,000 members. Along with the development in quantity, the Vietnam Lawyers Association always focuses on improving the quality of training in knowledge and skills of Association activities for staff and members.
In recent times, the Association has successfully presided over the drafting of the 2010 Commercial Arbitration Law, and has also conducted research and contributed opinions to 118 draft laws, ordinances, and decrees. It has also done a good job of disseminating and educating the law.
At the meeting, the Vietnam Bar Association also raised a number of proposals and recommendations to further promote the Bar Association's capacity in participating in policy and law making activities.
Speaking at the working session, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung highly appreciated the good traditions as well as the results of the activities of the Vietnam Lawyers Association in recent times, which have actively contributed to the achievements of the country's overall socio-economic development and construction.
Regarding the Association's future direction of activities, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung suggested that the Vietnam Lawyers Association continue to promote its traditions, overcome limitations; closely coordinate with ministries, branches and localities to contribute more to the work of law-making; building a socialist rule-of-law state; dissemination, education, legal consultancy, legal aid; administrative reform; protection of the people's legitimate rights and interests; firmly protecting the independence and sovereignty of the Fatherland;...
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung noted that the Vietnam Lawyers Association should continue to pay attention to foreign affairs and international cooperation, contributing to effectively implementing the Party and State's people's foreign policy and enhancing Vietnam's role and position in the international arena. The Government will do its utmost to support the Vietnam Lawyers Association - a special political, social and professional organization - to better perform its functions and tasks.

According to (TTXVN)-LT