Full-time legislators convene meeting to talk draft laws
The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee opened a meeting of full-time deputies on March 28 to discuss four draft laws to be submitted to the coming third session of the parliament.
The first meeting of full-time NA deputies in the 15th tenure opens on March 28 morning. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The NationalAssembly (NA) Standing Committee opened 𒁃a meeting of full-time deputies onMarch 28 to discuss four draft laws to be submitted to the coming third sessionof the parliament.
Party General Secretary NguyenPhu Trong attended the event, the first of its kind in the 15th tenure.
Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong (front, second from left) and other participants in the meeting (Photo: VNA)
In his opening remarks, NAChairman Vuong Dinh Hue said the meeting focuses on a draft law amending andsupplementing some articles of the Law on Intellectual Property, the draft revisedLaw on Emulation and Commendation, the draft revised Law on Cinematography, andthe draft revised Law on Insurance Business.
The thorough preparation ofthe bills before they are submitted to the NA for approval is to guarantee their highest quality and save the time of the parliament’s coming session, he noted.
The top legislator alsopointed out some major issues of the drafts that need the lawmakers’ opinions.
The meeting is held both inperson and via videoconference and will last for two days./.
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The first meeting of full-time NA deputies in the 15th tenure opens on March 28 morning. (Photo: VNA)
Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong (front, second from left) and other participants in the meeting (Photo: VNA)
