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VIENTIANE, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- Sixteen newly drafted laws and draft amendments to promulgated laws will be discussed and possibly approved at the first ordinary session of Lao National Assembly (NA)'s Eighth Legislature.
The session is scheduled to start next Monday and run until Nov. 18, Suansavanh Vignaket, Head of the NA Secretariat told reporters during a press conference held in Lao capital Vientiane on Wednesday.
The draft amendments to promulgated laws concern administration and justice, economic and financial sectors, socio-cultural sector, and the military.
The national socio-economic development plan (NSEDP), state budget, monetary policy, audit results, the work of prosecutors and judges and legislation approval will also be on the agenda.
The Office of the Supreme People's Prosecutor and Public Prosecutors Office will report on their activities over the past five years, plans for the year 2017 and the next five-year plans.
The Lao NA is the legislative branch that has the right to make decisions on fundamental issues of the country, and to oversee the activities of the executive organs, the people's courts and the office of the public prosecutor.
There are three types of NA sessions, including opening session, ordinary session and extraordinary session.
The opening session of the NA is convened no later than 60 days after the election of a new NA, while ordinary sessions are convened twice a year. Extraordinary session may be convened between the two ordinary ones in order to consider and decide important and necessary issues upon the determination of the NA Standing Committee or the recommendation of the president, prime minister or at least one fourth of the total NA members.
The opening session of Lao NA's Eighth Legislature was held in April when new President and Prime Minister of the country were elected, and Pany Yathotou was re-elected as president of the NA. Enditem
