Prioritize urgent matters to be submitted to the National Assembly for consideration and decision.

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man emphasized that at the 9th Session, the 15th National Assembly prioritizes submitting to the National Assembly for consideration and decision urgent contents serving the work of reorganizing the apparatus and government organization.

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man speaks at the meeting. (Photo: DUY LINH)

Afternoon of March 31, at the National Assembly House, Standing Committee of the National Assembly organize a meeting to give opinions on the preparation for the 9th Session of the 15th National Assembly.

Through discussion, the National Assembly Standing Committee highly appreciated the Government, National Assembly agencies, the National Assembly Office, the National Assembly Secretary General and relevant agencies for being proactive, active, making efforts, being responsible and closely coordinating in preparing for the Session.

The National Assembly Standing Committee basically agrees with the Report of the Secretary General of the National Assembly on preparations for the Session and the expected content, program, and list of documents for the Session.

Concluding the session, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man emphasized that due to the large amount of work submitted to the National Assembly for consideration at the session, priority will be given to submitting to the National Assembly for consideration and decision on truly urgent matters serving the work. organizational arrangement; issues of adjusting laws and resolutions closely related to socio-economic development and national development.

Regarding the adjustment of the time for consideration and approval of the project, the National Assembly Chairman said that for the draft Law on Atomic Energy (amended), the draft Law on amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Product and Goods Quality will be adjusted from being commented on to being considered and approved at the 9th Session; the time for submitting the draft Law on Civil Judgment Enforcement (amended) will be adjusted from being commented on at the 9th Session and approved at the 10th Session to being commented on and approved at the 10th Session (according to the procedure at one session).

In addition, the time for reviewing and approving the draft Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Supervisory Activities of the National Assembly and People's Councils was adjusted from the 9th Session to the 10th Session.

To ensure the quality of the draft law, the National Assembly Chairman suggested that the Government and the Supreme People's Court urgently complete the dossiers and documents of the draft laws in accordance with regulations, and withdraw 5 contents from the planned agenda of the Session, including: the draft Law on Press (amended); the draft Law on Water Supply and Drainage; the draft Law on Bankruptcy (amended); the draft Law on Urban Development Management; the draft Resolution of the National Assembly on the Law and Ordinance Development Program in 2026, adjusting the Law and Ordinance Development Program in 2025.

Overview of the meeting. (Photo: DUY LINH)

The National Assembly Chairman requested that the agencies in charge of the field closely coordinate with the Standing Committee of the Law and Justice Committee and the National Assembly agencies to report to the National Assembly Standing Committee for consideration and decision on adjusting the 2025 Law and Ordinance Development Program for the above-mentioned related contents.

Regarding the proposed agenda of the Session, the National Assembly Chairman stated that the National Assembly Standing Committee agreed on the proposed agenda and method of conducting the 9th Session in the following direction: Agreeing to report and seek opinions from competent authorities to convene the Session no later than April 5, 2025; opening the Session on May 5, 2025. The National Assembly meets at the National Assembly House; The Session is conducted in 2 sessions, with a break between the 2 sessions for the National Assembly agencies to absorb and revise the draft laws and draft resolutions submitted to the National Assembly for consideration and approval.

The National Assembly Chairman assigned the National Assembly Secretary General to revise the proposed agenda of the Session in a way that ensures the implementation of foreign affairs activities of Party and State leaders; and agreed on the content and method of considering amending and supplementing a number of articles of the 2013 Constitution at the request of the National Assembly Secretary General.

In addition, continue to shorten the time for presenting proposals and reports as done at the 8th Session (only 7-10 minutes, except for contents on socio-economics, state budget, etc.); do not arrange time to present reports on the examination of draft laws and draft resolutions (except for contents on socio-economics, state budget) and will report to the National Assembly on this issue at the preparatory session; do not arrange time to present reports on thrift practice, anti-waste and results of implementing the national goal of gender equality in 2024, only arrange for discussions to be integrated with the discussion session on socio-economics and state budget.

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man also noted that the time for questioning and answering questions is 1.5 days; 0.25 days of discussion in the hall will be arranged for some draft laws that, in practice, did not have many National Assembly deputies registering to speak at the 8th Session or the draft has specific policy content and is not expected to have many complicated issues.

Delegates attending the meeting. (Photo: DUY LINH)

In addition to the sessions prescribed by the National Assembly Session Rules, arrange for live television and radio broadcasting on Vietnam Television and Voice of Vietnam for the discussion session in the Hall on the draft Resolution amending and supplementing a number of articles of the 2013 Constitution.

Regarding the preparation for the 9th Session of the 15th National Assembly, the National Assembly Chairman requested that the Government agencies, the National Assembly and relevant agencies continue to coordinate closely, make the greatest efforts and determination to complete the dossiers and documents of the contents presented at the Session; especially the contents submitted to the National Assembly for consideration and approval according to the one-session process; submit for comments to the National Assembly Standing Committee no later than the 44th Session (April 2025), and limit the delay to the 45th Session (May 2025).

The Chairman of the National Assembly assigned the Secretary General of the National Assembly to receive opinions from the National Assembly Standing Committee, revise and complete the expected content and program of the Session, report to the National Assembly Standing Committee at the 44th Session; advise, propose and arrange the time to organize the 44th Session and the 45th Session to ensure that agencies have time to receive and complete documents and send them to National Assembly deputies.

In addition, the Secretary General of the National Assembly shall prepare the content and coordinate with the Office of the National Assembly Party Committee to organize and serve the meeting between the Standing Committee of the National Assembly Party Committee and the Standing Committee of the Government Party Committee to discuss and agree on the contents of the preparation for the Session; coordinate with relevant agencies to strengthen information and propaganda work before, during and after the Session, ensuring full, quick and timely information so that National Assembly deputies and voters clearly understand and agree with the contents considered and decided by the National Assembly.

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man also requested that the Standing Committee of the Ethnic Council and the National Assembly Committees urgently prepare contents in their respective fields, send them to the Standing Committee of the Law and Justice Committee to synthesize, draft reports, and seek opinions from competent authorities on the contents submitted to the National Assembly at the Session. Regarding some contents of the Session submitted for opinions at the 11th Central Executive Committee Conference, the presiding agency is requested to promptly receive and complete the documents immediately after the end of the Conference to submit to the National Assembly Standing Committee for consideration.

The National Assembly Chairman assigned the Committee for Supervision and Petition to continue to effectively implement the work of receiving citizens; to strengthen the review and timely and thoroughly resolve outstanding, prolonged, and complicated complaints and denunciations right at the grassroots level to limit mass complaints and petitions that go beyond the level of authority; the National Assembly Office continues to proactively coordinate with relevant agencies to review and complete the preparation of conditions regarding facilities, techniques, security, safety, etc. to ensure the best service for the Session.

The 9th Session is expected to open on May 5.

Previously, Secretary General of the National Assembly and Head of the National Assembly Office Le Quang Tung said that it is expected that at the 9th Session, the National Assembly will consider and decide on: contents under its authority on constitutionality; 44 contents related to legislative work; 12 groups of contents on socio-economics, state budget, supervision and other important issues; 8 groups of contents will be sent to reports for National Assembly deputies to study.

Of which, 3 draft laws and 4 draft resolutions are added to the Law and Ordinance Development Program; 2 contents are added according to the provisions of relevant laws and resolutions, the conclusions of the National Assembly Standing Committee and the Government's proposals, including: Adjusting the National Land Use Planning for the 2021-2030 period, with a vision to 2050; Establishing the National Election Council.

Secretary General of the National Assembly and Head of the National Assembly Office Le Quang Tung reports at the meeting. (Photo: DUY LINH)

According to the Secretary General of the National Assembly, it is expected to add 17 other specific contents, including contents proposed for amendment through the review of regulations to continue serving the work of reorganizing the apparatus of the political system.

Currently, the National Assembly Standing Committee has directed agencies to urgently prepare documents to report to competent authorities and submit to the National Assembly for consideration and decision on amending and supplementing a number of articles of the 2013 Constitution and comprehensively amending the Law on Election of National Assembly Deputies and People's Council Deputies.

To ensure the completion time of the huge volume of work of the Session, including many contents that need to be completed before June 30, 2025, the Secretary General of the National Assembly proposed that the Standing Committee of the National Assembly consider and decide to open the Session earlier than usual, on May 5, 2025, and to seek the opinions of National Assembly deputies on organizing the Session earlier than prescribed before convening the Session.

The total working time of the National Assembly is expected to be 35.5 days, conducted in 2 sessions, with a break of 13 days between the 2 sessions (3 Saturday meetings). The National Assembly meets at the National Assembly House.

It is expected to arrange for the implementation of 3 contents to consider and decide on the amendment and supplementation of a number of articles of the 2013 Constitution, in which it is proposed to arrange for a general discussion at the same time for the draft Resolution on the amendment and supplementation of a number of articles of the Constitution and the Resolution on the establishment of the Committee for drafting the amendment and supplementation of a number of articles of the Constitution; ensuring the decision on these 2 contents on May 5, 2025.

In addition, at the Session, discussions in groups and in the hall (first time) were arranged for the draft Resolution amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Constitution right at the time of sending for public comments; discussions in the hall (second time) after the end of the time for public comments.

Through discussion, delegates basically agreed with the Report of the Secretary General of the National Assembly on preparations for the 9th Session and the expected content, program, and list of documents for the Session; agreed on the content and method of considering amending and supplementing a number of articles of the 2013 Constitution.

This is a session with many important contents related to socio-economics, national defense - security, and building the country's political system. In particular, at the 9th session, the 15th National Assembly will also consider amending and supplementing a number of articles of the 2013 Constitution and amending laws related to amending the Constitution to serve the streamlining of the apparatus in the spirit of Resolution 18-NQ/TW.

Emphasizing that the 9th Session has a huge amount of work, is important and historic, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man suggested that the Government direct relevant agencies to actively prepare the contents of the Session, especially the draft laws to be submitted to the National Assembly for approval, and relevant resolutions. He suggested that the National Assembly Standing Committee closely coordinate with the Ethnic Council and the National Assembly Committees, urgently deploying work in the spirit of "running while lining up" to ensure the quality and success of the 9th Session of the 15th National Assembly.

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