Opening speech of National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man: The 9th session of the National Assembly has special historical significance for the country.

On the morning of May 5, at the National Assembly House, Hanoi, the 9th Session of the 15th National Assembly solemnly opened. Tin Tuc and Dan Toc Newspaper would like to introduce the full text of the opening speech by National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man.

Dear Comrade To Lam, General Secretary of the Central Executive Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam ,
Dear leaders and former leaders of the Party, State and Vietnam Fatherland Front ,
Dear National Assembly delegates, distinguished guests,
Dear compatriots, officers and soldiers of the armed forces, voters and people nationwide,

Panorama of the opening session of the 9th Session, 15th National Assembly. Photo: Pham Kien/VNA

In the joyful atmosphere of these historic days, our entire Party, people and army have successfully organized activities to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification and towards the 135th anniversary of the birth of beloved President Ho Chi Minh. Today, the 15th National Assembly solemnly opened the 9th Session, a Session of special importance to our people and our country.

On behalf of the National Assembly Standing Committee, I warmly welcome the leaders and former leaders of the Party, State, Vietnam Fatherland Front, National Assembly deputies, distinguished guests, representatives of diplomatic missions and international organizations to attend the opening session of the Session.

I would like to respectfully send to all delegates, compatriots, officers and soldiers of the armed forces and our compatriots abroad my best wishes for good health and congratulations .

Dear Congress,

The laws and resolutions passed at the 9th Extraordinary Session of the 15th National Assembly have been effectively serving the revolution of rearranging and streamlining the political system's organizational apparatus, promptly removing difficulties and institutional obstacles, creating breakthroughs for development, promoting all resources, and creating new development space for localities and the whole country in accordance with the Party's policies.

Agencies in the political system from the central to provincial, district and communal levels, agencies of the Party, National Assembly, Government, Vietnam Fatherland Front, Supreme People's Court, Supreme People's Procuracy, Committees, Ministries, branches, agencies, units and localities have thoroughly grasped the spirit of high determination, implemented very drastically and achieved very important initial results. Many cadres and party members have voluntarily sacrificed personal interests for the common development of their agencies and units, for the development of the country.

Based on the consensus at the preparatory session, the National Assembly will work for 37 days, divided into 2 sessions, to review, discuss and decide on the largest workload of any National Assembly session to date, with many particularly important contents in all areas: Constitutional - legislative, supreme supervision and decision on important issues of the country.

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man delivers the opening speech at the 9th Session of the 15th National Assembly. Photo: Doan Tan/VNA

First, on constitutional and legislative work:

The 9th session will consider and approve the Resolution amending and supplementing a number of articles of the 2013 Constitution, which is a strategic task in both politics and law, aiming to promptly institutionalize the Party's major policies, especially on the arrangement of the state apparatus in the direction of "streamlining, effectiveness, efficiency, closeness to the people, and closeness to reality". To carry out this task, the National Assembly will establish a Committee for Drafting Amendments and Supplements to the 2013 Constitution with many innovations in implementation methods and processes. In particular, it will organize to collect public opinions widely, as a basis for the Committee for Drafting Amendments and Supplements to the Constitution to study, absorb, and revise the draft Resolution amending and supplementing a number of articles of the 2013 Constitution, submit it to the National Assembly for consideration and approval before June 30, 2025 for timely promulgation and effective from July 1, 2025.

Along with the constitutional task, the National Assembly will also consider and pass 34 draft laws, 11 draft resolutions and give opinions on 6 other draft laws, including key areas such as: State apparatus organization, national defense - security, justice, state capital management, finance - budget, education, science - technology, personal data, innovation, digital transformation...

Second, on socio-economics and state budget:

At this session, the National Assembly will consider, discuss and decide on many issues of strategic significance for socio-economic development, national defense, security and international integration. The National Assembly will spend time reviewing important reports of the Government on: Approval of the 2023 state budget settlement; additional assessment of the results of the implementation of the 2024 socio-economic development plan and state budget; implementation of the socio-economic development plan and state budget in the first months of 2025; adjustment of the 2025 state budget estimate to allocate at least 3% of the budget for science and technology development, innovation, digital transformation, striving for 8% growth in 2025 and double digits in the following years.

The National Assembly will also consider and approve the Resolution on merging provincial-level administrative units; establishing the National Election Council; deciding to shorten the term of the 15th National Assembly and People's Councils at all levels for the 2021-2026 term; deciding on the election date for deputies to the 16th National Assembly and People's Councils at all levels for the 2026-2031 term. During the session, the National Assembly Standing Committee will consider and approve resolutions on the arrangement and reorganization of commune-level administrative units and many other important tasks.

Third, on supreme supervision:

The National Assembly will consider the Report of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front synthesizing opinions and recommendations of voters and people sent to the 9th Session of the 15th National Assembly and the Report of the National Assembly Standing Committee on the results of supervising the settlement of voters' recommendations sent to the 8th Session of the 15th National Assembly. The National Assembly will spend 1.5 days on question and answer activities, focusing on areas closely related to people's lives and state management. In addition, the National Assembly will consider the Report on the results of implementing the 2025 Supervision Program, and adopt a Resolution on the National Assembly's Supervision Program in 2026.

Dear Congress,

With the above contents, the 9th Session is a session of historical significance, making institutional breakthroughs to enter an era of modernization, digitalization, greening and sustainable development. I request that National Assembly deputies concentrate, continue to promote intelligence, courage, uphold the spirit of responsibility, innovate, discuss deeply, and make wise decisions; together with relevant agencies and organizations, thoroughly implement Resolution No. 66 dated April 30, 2025 of the Politburo on innovation in law-making and enforcement to meet the requirements of national development in the new era, actively contributing to the best results of the Session.

In that spirit, I declare open the 9th Session of the 15th National Assembly.

I wish General Secretary To Lam, leaders and former leaders of the Party, State, Vietnam Fatherland Front, National Assembly delegates, distinguished guests, officers and soldiers of the armed forces, voters and people nationwide, and our compatriots abroad good health, happiness and success.

Thank you very much!

* Title by Tin Tuc and Dan Toc Newspaper.

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