Hanoi (VNA) – The rights and legitimate interests of the people and the interests of the nation must be at the centre of the lawmaking process, permanent member of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat Vo Van Thuong has said.

He made the remark while addressing a national teleconference held on November 3 to launch implementation of the Politburo’s Conclusion No. 19-KL/TW, issued on October 14, that identified orientations for the 15th National Assembly (NA)’s lawmaking programme.

Thuong stressed that to keep social order and discipline and create a legal corridor for national construction and defence, the Party has always attached importance to lawmaking activities. In particular, facing national reform requirements and tasks, the Politburo timely issued a thematic resolution on the strategy for building and completing the legal system by 2010, with a vision to 2020.

However, the legal system still has certain shortcomings as seen in the lack of stability and forecastability in certain areas, inconsistent and unfeasible regulations, and slow reform of the lawmaking mindset, he pointed out.

The official held that the making and promulgation of laws must be prudent and meet strict quality requirements. He laid emphasis on the need to address the instability of legal documents so that newly issued laws won’t have to be amended, or people’s trust in the legal system and investors’ confidence may be eroded.

At the meeting, participants discussed the implementation of a project setting out orientations for the lawmaking programme of the 15th NA./.