The month-long session will include an online meeting and gathering at the National Assembly Headquarters in Hanoi.
Vietnam’s National Assembly (NA) of the 14th tenure (2016-2020) opened today [May 20] the ninth biannual plenum with an online meeting, the first-ever of its kind due to the coronavirus pandemic, with the attendance of the country's highest leaders.
Photo posted at the National Assembly’s news portal.
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| General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam and State President Nguyen Phu Trong (right) and Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan (left) |
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General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam and State President Nguyen Phu Trong shakes hands with Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (right) |
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| Top leaders gather at the ninth National Assembly session on May 20. |
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| Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan (left) and Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh (right) |
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| Overview of the NA meeting on May 20. |
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| Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc speaks at the meeting on May 20 |
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| Vice State President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh presents the State President’s petition for the approval of the European Union Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) and the EU-Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA). |
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| Chairman of the NA’s Committee for External Relations Nguyen Van Giau presented examination report on EVFTA. |
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| Hanoi’s Party Chief Vuong Dinh Hue, head of the Hanoi NA Delegation, at the online meeting on May 20. |
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| Overview of the NA meeting on May 20. |
