Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh and a delegation of NA deputies from Thai Nguyen Province attended a meeting with voters in Phu Binh District.

Speaking at the event, Minh, who is also a Politburo member, informed voters about the important resolutions that were passed at the recently-closed NA’s sitting, including resolutions approving the Free Trade Agreement between Vietnam and the European Union (EVFTA), the EU-Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA), and the accession to Convention 105 on Abolition of Forced Labour endorsed by the International Labour Organisation, which mark a period of comprehensive and extensive integration in the international community by Vietnam, opening up new development opportunities and contributing to raising Vietnam's position in the international arena.

Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh (C) speaks with delegates attending a meeting with Thai Nguyen voters in Thai Nguyen Province on June 24, 2020. (Photo: VGP)

In response to recommendations from Phu Binh voters, Minh said that the target programme for ethnic minorities has always been given special attention by the Party, State and NA, especially in the 2021-2030 period, with total capital for the implementation of the programme reaching over VND414 billion.

The same day, in Son La Province, Politburo member and NA Vice Chairwoman attended a meeting with local voters.

She praised the province for the effective prevention and control of COVID-19, as well as for ensuring national defence and security and maintaining local socio-economic development.

Other NA leaders, including NA Vice Chairmen Phung Quoc Hien and Do Ba Ty, also met with voters in Lai Chau Province and Lao Cai Province on June 22 and 23, respectively.

In Ho Chi Minh City on June 23, Politburo member and Secretary of Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan met with voters in Tan Binh District.

Earlier, on the afternoon of June 22, Nhan joined the city’s NA deputies’ delegation in a meeting with voters in Can Gio District.