Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong met constituents in Ba Dinh andTay Ho districts in Hanoi on May 9 ahead of the upcoming 13 thNational Assembly’s ninth session.

Offeringconstructive ideas to the ninth session’s agenda, including the draftLaw on Government Organisation, constituents called for adding specificregulations on the rights and responsibility of the government in thefight against corruption.

They encouraged more transparent asset declaration by State officials and efficient talent recruitment for State bodies.

Attendees hailed a personnel plan from the recently-concluded 11thsession of the Party Central Committee (11 th tenure) that coverscriteria for Party Central Committee candidates for the next tenure.

They also asked for reform in personnel recruitmentand incentives to attract competent and moral employees to State units,saying they are a major factor in moving the country forward.

Responding to their concerns, the Party chief said personnelrecruitment is a significant and root task of the Party with candidatescarefully screened as regulated in the plan.

He concurred that public disclosure of assets owned by State officials is a strong preventive measure against corruption.

The leader said it is crucial to improve the performance of People’sCouncils charged with monitoring and deciding on key issues in theircontrolled areas to reform local governance models.

Constituents also expressed their hope for additional support to theprivate business sector, considering the recent decline inagro-forestry-fisheries exports in contrast to the current oversupplydomestically.

Amid complicated developments in theEast Sea, they said the State should offer more assistance to fishermenand ensure welfare to those serving the nation.

TheParty chief also answered questions about the construction of the LongThanh international airport in Dong Nai province, bilateral ties withChina, the foreign policy of self-reliance and maintaining peace andstability.-VNA