PM Phan Van Khai at the monthly Gov' meeting
PRIME MINISTER ASKS FOR CLEAR FUNCTIONAL DELINEATION OF STATE APPARATUS
Ha Noi, July 5 (VNA) -- Prime Minister Phan Van Khai on July 4 said that the 1992 Constitution should be amended in the direction of defining more clearly the functions of the legislative, executive and judicial bodies.
He told cabinet members at the monthly Governmental meeting in Ha Noi on July 3 and 4 that the National Assembly is fully responsible for law making and inspection of law enforcement while the Government should spend more time on studying strategies and accelerating socio-economic development.
PM Khai stressed the need to streamline the Government apparatus and allocate more power to local authorities.
He called for the building of a highly qualified judiciary.
All these efforts are aimed at making the State apparatus strong and effective as set down by the resolutions of the Ninth Party Congress, he said.
During the two-day meeting, cabinet members discussed the admendment of the 1992 Constitution and the laws on the organization of the Government, the People's Councils and People's Committees, and elections to the People's Councils.
They also gave opinions on the National Assembly Standing Committee's draft resolution on compensation for those defendants are unjustly tried by a court of law, and on the draft Ordinance on Religious Affairs.
Reviewing the implementation of the State plans for socio-economic development and the Government's work in the first half of the year, the cabinet members agreed that the country obtained an estimated GDP growth rate of 7.1 percent, an increase of 14.1 percent in industrial production value and a rise of 7.6 percent in export turnover. The country recorded remarkable progress in cultural and social activities while ensuring national defence and security.
On major socio-economic tasks for the second half of the year, PM Khai said that it was necessary to work out a plan to allocate and effectively use the State budget. He said all cabinet members including himself should fulfil the promises they made at the recent National Assembly session.
The PM also spoke about necessary preparations for the 2001-2005 plan and the 2002 plan.
To reach an economic growth rate of 7.5 percent by 2002, he said, ministries and localities should pinpoint the obstacles to production and investment and work out solutions.
He pointed out five major steps to be taken to improve socio-economic management in 2002:
- To actively allocate investment capital and seek more markets, increase technical inputs for a better economic structuring, find more outlets for domestic goods, increase the efficiency of every economic sector;
-To focus on investing and reforming the education and training system, improving its quality and effectiveness, and boosting scientific and technological activities;
- To accelerate administrative reform;
- To reduce traffic accidents; and
- To strengthen the State management in social and cultural sectors, and repulse social evils.--VNA
