Hanoi (VNA) – Law-makers listened to three important reports and gavecomments on the draft amended Law on Drug Prevention and Control on the first working day of the 14th National Assembly’s 11th session in Hanoi on March 24.

The opening session was broadcast live by Radio TheVoice of Vietnam, Vietnam Television and the NA’stelevision channel.

Prior to the opening ceremony, leaders of theParty, State and Vietnam Fatherland Front, and NA deputies paid floral tributeto President Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum in Hanoi.

A preparatory session began later, during which NAChairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan delivered her remarks and NA Secretary General andhead of the NA Office Nguyen Hanh Phuc presented a report on the revision ofthe meeting’s working programme. NA deputies then discussed and voted toapprove the working programme of the session.

Addressing at the opening session, NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan stressed that over the past nearly five years, the legislaturehas worked together with the President, the Government, and relevant agenciesand organisations to complete the entrusted missions.

Thanks to the join efforts, significant achievements have been attained, thusenhancing the country’s prestige and consolidating public confidence in theParty and State, she added.

During the meeting, the deputies reviewed the operation of the 14th NA,and looked at working reports of the President, the Prime Minister and the NA.

Inthe afternoon, Chairman of the National Assembly’s Committee for Legal Affairs Hoang ThanhTung presented a verification report on the Government’s working report duringits 2016-2021 tenure.

The Legal Committee agreed with many contents of the Government’s workingreport, saying thanks to the leadership of the Party and strict supervision ofthe NA, the Government and the Prime Minister made strong reforms and haddrastic actions to realise the targets set in the Party and NA’s resolutions,contributing to national socio-economic development.

Meanwhile, Chairwoman of the NA’s Committee for Social Affairs Nguyen Thuy Anh delivered a report on the explanation,acquisition and revision of the draft amended Law on Drug Prevention and Control, which highlighted the voluntary drug detoxificationat home and in the community.

TheNA Standing Committee said that this kind of drug detoxification createsfavourable conditions for first-time drug addicts to detoxify voluntarily,particularly those who lack of accessibility to drug detoxificationestablishments. Besides, it also shows families' and the community’sresponsibility for the drug addicts.

Discussing the draft law, the legislators gave comments on the management of peoplewho illegally use drugs, drug detoxification at home and in the community, the State’spolicies on drug prevention and control, and responsibility of the Statemanagement agencies in drug prevention and control, among others.

Minister of Public Security To Lam clarified several issues that the NAdeputies were interested in./.