The Cultural Heritage Law is under review in the Vietnamese Parliament

Vice President of the Legislature and Director of the Working Session, Nguyen Thi Thanh, said that after more than 20 years of regulations being in force, the cause of protecting and promoting the value of national cultural heritage has achieved many achievements.

The Parliamentary President indicated that the approval of a new draft law responds to the need to respond to urgent and practical demands, as well as to correct the deficiencies that still exist in some legal documents related to cultural heritage.

In this sense, he pointed out that at the National Cultural Congress held in November 2021, the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, Nguyen Phu Trong, clearly explained the place and role of culture in the social and economic changes and development of the country. nation. .

The Party’s supreme leader then called for paying more attention to beautifying and promoting national cultural values, absorbing modern culture, developing the soft power of Vietnamese culture, and contributing to enhancing the strength of national unity.

Thi Thanh also noted that on June 18, National Assembly deputies discussed this bill in groups and stressed that “this content is of interest to many voters.”

In this regard, he requested that discussions be focused on aspects such as property rights and other matters related to cultural heritage, on development policies in this area, the protection of monuments, decentralization in the management, protection and promotion of heritage values, and on the Fund for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage.

Before the start of discussions on the draft law, the Vietnamese National Assembly today approved by majority votes resolutions on testing a series of specific mechanisms and policies for the development of Nghe An Province and the coastal city of Da Nang.

In the case of Da Nang, they said, it was particularly interesting to pilot the establishment of a free trade zone, which, if successfully implemented, would create a basis for promoting the socio-economic development of that city and the entire region.

Some parliamentarians pointed out that since this is a new policy, it is necessary to be cautious, take firm steps, and not regulate issues that have not been comprehensively evaluated and carry high risks.

The seventh regular session of the Vietnamese Parliament began on May 20, and will be held in two phases: the first ended on June 8 and the second from 17 to 28 of this month.

Among the most prominent events witnessed in the initial phase were the election of the President of the Republic, General Thu Lam, and the Speaker of the National Assembly, Tran Thanh Manh, as well as the ratification of the appointment of Le Thanh Luong as Deputy Prime Minister of the Government and Luong. Tam Quang, Minister of Public Security.

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