Conference launches tasks for People’s Councils in 2022
The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee held a conference in Hanoi on February 21 to review the performance of provincial-level People’s Councils in northern localities last year and launch tasks for 2022.
The conference held in Hanoi on February 21 (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) –The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee held a conference in Hanoi on February 21 to review the performance of provincial-level People’s Councils innorthern localities last year and launch tasks for 2022.
NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue attendedand delivered remarks at the event.
Nguyen Thi Thanh, head of theStanding Committee’s Board for Deputy Affairs, said the NA Standing Committeewould have held a conference reviewing the 2016 - 2021 performance of thePeople’s Councils last year, but instead, it sent a review report to localitiesdue to the complex COVID-19 situation.
In the new tenure, the NAStanding Committee decided to organise the conference annually, and meetingswill take place in the northern, central, and southern regions separately in2022 in adaptation to the pandemic, she noted.
Participants in the conference in Hanoi on February 21 (Photo: VNA)
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In 2021, despite the pandemic’scontinued impact, the Vietnamese economy still posted stable development and kept its attractiveness to foreign investors, which was partly attributed to efforts byall-level People’s Councils - the local organ of the State power and therepresentative of the people’s will, aspirations, and right to mastery thatmade important decisions to implement the Party’s guidelines and policies andthe State’s laws, according to a report delivered at the conference.
At the event, permanentmembers of the People’s Councils from some localities reported on theircouncils’ performance outcomes and experience in 2021, which showed many new and positive points in their organisation and working method. They also proposed severaltasks and solutions for this year./.
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NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man stressed the need to accelerate the application of artificial intelligence and smart teaching equipment, innovate teaching and assessment methods, and further improve the quality of formal education.
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Deputy PM Le Thanh Long proposed countries promote shared values, including building trust, sincerity, and solidarity among nations and peoples; fostering cooperation spirit and responsible behaviour as well as upholding international law and the UN Charter; and placing people at the centre and as the goal, the key player, and the driving force of all policies.
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The conference held in Hanoi on February 21 (Photo: VNA) 
Participants in the conference in Hanoi on February 21 (Photo: VNA) 
