Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Tran Quang Phuong chaired the discussion session. Photo: quochoi.vn

Chairing the discussion session, Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Tran Quang Phuong asked National Assembly deputies to focus on discussing issues such as: Does the draft Law document ensure the provisions of the Law on Promulgation of Legal Documents? Scope of regulation of the draft Law; principles of organizing people's air defense activities; State policies on people's air defense; tasks of people's air defense...

Participating in the discussion, Director of Hue Central Hospital, National Assembly Delegate of Thua Thien Hue province Pham Nhu Hiep affirmed the role of the people's air defense force.

Mr. Hiep cited the Dien Bien Phu battle in the air in which our country won a heroic victory; at the same time, he affirmed that from that air raid, the regular air defense force, the national air defense force, especially the people's air defense force, made extremely great achievements in protecting the Fatherland and contributed to the successful resistance war.

In modern warfare, delegate Pham Nhu Hiep said that the air force is the suppressive force on the battlefield.

Delegate Pham Nhu Hiep speaks at the meeting hall. Photo: Provided by the Provincial National Assembly Delegation

Regarding the role of the people's air defense force, delegate Pham Nhu Hiep noted that this is a low-altitude air defense force (because high-altitude air defense has national defense forces, army, and air force protection). The people's air defense will prevent, counteract, and protect missiles, airports, and protect high-altitude air forces.

Regarding Article 5, which regulates the tasks of people's air defense, the coordination between people's air defense and national air defense, delegates proposed adding "naval air defense" to have mobility, to be able to concentrate firepower to protect essential and key areas, to avoid counterattacks as well as to disperse in a short time. Vietnam is a maritime country.

Regarding forces and equipment, Mr. Hiep said that, in addition to anti-aircraft guns, anti-aircraft artillery, and anti-aircraft artillery, shoulder-fired missiles are also very necessary and highly effective means.

At the discussion session, the National Assembly deputies also raised opinions and made suggestions on issues of policies and perfecting institutions to effectively organize the people's air defense posture to meet the requirements in the new situation; reviewing concepts to ensure consistency with the legal system; continuing to perfect the legal framework on people's air defense; clarifying the content of the position and role of people's air defense; reviewing to ensure synchronization and consistency; reviewing the scope of regulation; fully supplementing prohibited acts in the draft Law...

Speaking to explain and clarify a number of issues raised by National Assembly deputies, Minister of National Defense Phan Van Giang respectfully thanked the National Assembly deputies for their dedicated and responsible comments.

Minister Phan Van Giang explained issues regarding flight licensing; the provisions on the "sweeping" clause in Article 7 regarding prohibited acts; and the concept of zone protection.

Minister Phan Van Giang said that, based on the opinions of the National Assembly deputies, the drafting agency has absorbed, revised and presented the following concept: People's air defense is an activity of the entire people, with local troops, militia and reserve soldiers as the core, to carry out overall activities and measures to ensure the safety, lives and property of the people, minimize damage to the national economy, contribute to preserving national defense potential and participate in managing and protecting airspace, preventing and overcoming the consequences of enemy air attacks.

Concluding the discussion session, Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Tran Quang Phuong said that 12 National Assembly deputies spoke at the discussion session. All opinions had clear, profound and comprehensive political, legal and practical bases, demonstrating the high concern and responsibility of the National Assembly deputies for the draft law.

Through discussion, the majority of opinions of the National Assembly deputies highly appreciated the Government and the National Assembly Standing Committee's preparation and completion of the draft Law dossier, and the revision of the draft Law to submit to the National Assembly for comments. The opinions basically agreed on the necessity of promulgating the Law, on the structure and many contents of the draft Law, and basically agreed with the Verification Report of the National Defense and Security Committee; requested the National Defense and Security Committee and the Drafting Committee of the Law project to review and supplement the draft Law dossier in accordance with regulations; supplement the circular of the Ministry of National Defense; supplement the assessment of the impact of a number of specific policies. At the same time, carefully review the provisions of the draft Law to avoid duplication and compatibility with the current legal system...

Previously, the National Assembly voted to pass the Law on Road Traffic Order and Safety; voted to pass the Road Law.

* On the same afternoon, the National Assembly voted to pass the Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Property Auction; voted to pass the Law on National Defense Industry, Security and Industrial Mobilization; and discussed in the hall the draft Law on Fire Prevention, Fire Fighting and Rescue.

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