Party leader meets Hanoi voters ahead of NA’s coming session
Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and other National Assembly (NA) deputies of Hanoi met with voters of Dong Da, Ba Dinh, and Hai Ba Trung districts on October 14 in preparation for the sixth session of the 15th-tenure parliament.
Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong waves at Hanoi voters at the meeting on October 14. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and other NationalAssembly (NA) deputies of Hanoi met with voters of Dong Da, Ba Dinh, and Hai BaTrung districts on October 14 in preparation for the sixth session of the 15th-tenureparliament.
Local voterswere informed about the planned agenda of the coming session, set to open laterthis month, and a report summarising ministries, sectors, and Hanoi authorities’replies to opinions and petitions from voters of the three districts.
Highly valuing the NA’s recent activities withproductive reforms and improvements, they asked the parliament to keep enhancingsupervision over such important areas as the planning work, especially urban planning,environmental pollution, waste treatment, fire safety in big cities, theimplementation of key transport projects, and the settlement of suspendedprojects. They also called on the NA to identify and address shortcomings ofthe land and housing-related laws.
Voters voicedtheir trust in the Party and State and added that the year 2023 is full ofdifficulties, so measures should be boosted to foster comprehensive socio-economicdevelopment to concurrently fuel economic growth, guarantee social security,sustainably reduce poverty, and create a favourable environment for businessesto recover and develop.
Hanoi voters shared the view that they wereimpressed with the recent diplomatic successes, particularly the visit toVietnam by US President Joe Biden at the invitation of General Secretary Trong.They also applauded the outcomes of the freshly finished eighth session of the13th-tenure Party Central Committee, along with efforts to reformand improve the quality of the NA and Government’s activities.
Locals also expressed their support for the corruptioncombat and administrative reform while raising opinions about some otherissues.
Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong speaks at the meeting with Hanoi voters on October 14. (Photo: VNA)
Appreciating the opinions, General Secretary Trongrepeated that the NA is the supreme organ of State power, which is elected bythe people and exercises the people’s power. It performs the functions ofmaking laws, practicing supreme supervision, and making decisions about majorand important issues of the country.
The Partyholds the leadership over the entire political system and issues guidelines,the State practices governance, and the people exercise their mastery. Each ofthem must properly carry out its functions and tasks, and comply with the Constitutionand laws, he said, noting that all-level authorities need to thoroughly graspthis to perform their duties and especially, stay close to and respect the people.
He highlighted some recent important political, economic,social, and diplomatic results while affirming the country’s consistent foreignpolicy and style of “bamboo diplomacy”.
The Party chief expressedhis hope that local voters and people will make more contributions so thatHanoi will continue deserving its role as the capital of Vietnam./.
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Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong waves at Hanoi voters at the meeting on October 14. (Photo: VNA) 
Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong speaks at the meeting with Hanoi voters on October 14. (Photo: VNA) 
