Vietnam share experiences in taking votes of confidence with Laos
Vietnam shared experiences with Laos in casting votes of confidence on persons holding positions elected or ratified by the National Assembly or the provincial People’s Councils at a seminar in Vientiane on April 24.
NA Vice Chairwoman Tong Thi Phong speaks at the event (Photo: VNA)
Vientiane (VNA) – Vietnam sharedexperiences with Laos in casting votes of confidence on persons holdingpositions elected or ratified by the National Assembly or the provincialPeople’s Councils at a seminar in Vientiane on April 24.
The event was attended by Chairwoman of the LaoNational Assembly Pany Yathotou and President of the Lao Front for NationalConstruction Saysomphone Phomvihane, among others.
Vice Chairman of the Lao National AssemblySomphan Phengkhammy welcomed the high-level delegation from the NationalAssembly of Vietnam led by Vice Chairwoman Tong Thi Phong to participate in theseminar as part of its official visit to Laos from April 23-25.
He said Vietnam’s experiences in conductingvotes of confidence are very important to Laos as the countꦐry still lacks theoryand practice in this field.
It also suits the demandof the Lao National Assembly and People’s Councils at municipal and provinciallevels and is expected to create a foundation for Laos to build a law and enforceit in the coming time, he added.
For her part, NA ViceChairwoman Tong Thi Phong said the seminar not only demonstrates the twocountries’ political trust but also the great attention of the two parliamentsto national important issues.
Taking votes of confidence aims to assess thelevel of credit on persons holding 𝐆positions elected or ratified by the NA orPeople’s Councils and improve the efficiency of supervision over officials, sheadded.
Head of the VietnameseNA Committee for Deputy Affairs Tran Van Tuy presented theprocedures to take votes of confidence in Vietnam while NA General Secretaryand Head of the NA’s Office Nguyen Hanh Phuc shared information to serve theconduction of votes of confidence at the legislature.
Head of the Vietnamese NA Committee for Deputy Affairs Tran Van Tuy presented the procedures to take votes of confidence in Vietnam (Photo: VNA)
Vietnam has conducted votes of confidence since2♐013 as a form of supervision over officials.
The holding of votes ofconfidence at the 13th National Assembly and the People’s Councils at alllevels in the 2011-2016 tenure contributed to improving the efficiency ofsupervisory activities of the NA and People’s Councils and the operation of theState apparatus.-VNA
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NA Vice Chairwoman Tong Thi Phong speaks at the event (Photo: VNA) 
Head of the Vietnamese NA Committee for Deputy Affairs Tran Van Tuy presented the procedures to take votes of confidence in Vietnam (Photo: VNA) 
