PM presides over Government’s March law-making session
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh stressed the importance of creating an open legal corridor that is suitable to the country's conditions and circumstances while chairing the Government’s monthly law-making session in Hanoi on March 27.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh speaks at the Government’s monthly law-making session. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh stressed the importanceof creating an open legal corridor that is suitable to the country's conditions andcircumstances while chairing the Government’s monthly law-making session in Hanoi on March 27.
In the immediate future, it is necessary to focus on buildingand completing law-making proposals to submit to the National Assembly (NA) forconsideration and approval of the Law and Ordinance Building Programme in 2024,as well as adjustments of the Law and Ordinance Building Programme in 2023 for the NA Standing Committee and the NA for discussion;and draft laws and draft documents to submit to the legislature for considerationand approval at its fifth plenary session.
Government members, ministries and sectors, especially their heads, need to dobetter in law-making; continue to direct and lead the building of and commenton draft legal documents; and allocate resources in terms of human and fundingfor the law-building work, the Prime Minister requested.
An overview of the session (Photo: VNA)
During this meeting, the Government is expected to giveopinions on the National Assembly's draft Resolution on piloting a number ofmechanisms and policies to remove difficulties and obstacles in the constructionand investment in traffic works; some new policies related to the management of entry, exit,transit and residence of foreigners in Vietnam; a draft Law on Citizenship Identity(amended); and a draft Law on Credit Institutions (revised).
Participants will also discuss a proposal on building a lawamending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Exit and Entry ofVietnamese citizens and the Law on Exit, Entry, Transit and Residence of Foreigners in Vietnam./.
The Government has focused on the implementation of law-making and institutional improvement throughout 2022, said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at the government’s last monthly law-making session this year in Hanoi on December 26.
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Vietnam will continue to coordinate closely with and make positive contributions to the initiatives and collective work of the Group of 77 (G77) developing nations, said Ambassador Do Hung Viet, head of the Vietnamese Permanent Mission to the UN.
Speaking at the session, NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man stressed the urgency of the amended railway law, noting the country is currently implementing many railway development projects such as the North–South high-speed railway, Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi urban rail systems, and the Lao Cai–Hanoi–Hai Phong line.
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Through many ups and downs of history, Cambodia-Vietnam relations have become increasingly closer and stronger. The ties are currently developing based on the motto of “Good neighborliness, traditional friendship, comprehensive cooperation, and long-term sustainability” from 2005 until today.
The resolution, covering seven articles, delineates clear criteria, principles, procedures, and responsibilities for resolving problems caused by legal regulations.
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Regarding PM Chinh’s attendance at the WEF’s meeting in China for the third year in a row and Vietnam’s contributions to the forum, Ma said the Vietnamese leader has shared practical experiences and proposals on green economy aimed at facilitating trade and attracting foreign investment within the framework of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP); and offering fresh ideas for shaping strategies in economics, trade, and sustainable development.
In 2019, the Vietnamese association in PEI was established as a non-governmental organisation to support integration and development within the community. It has since organised a range of activities to maintain cultural identity, foster community cohesion, and strengthen ties with the homeland, while also contributing to the development of the host society.
Vietnam’s participation at the meeting underscores the country’s consistent foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, multilateralisation and diversification, and proactive international integration in a broad, deep, and effective manner. It also conveys Vietnam’s ambition and determination to enter a new era - the era of the nation’s rise.
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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh speaks at the Government’s monthly law-making session. (Photo: VNA) 
An overview of the session (Photo: VNA) 
