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Vietnam Prime Minister Phan Van
Khai, President of the State Tran Duc Luong and President of National
Assembly Nguyen Van An officially submitted their resignations, making way
for a new generation of leaders in Hanoi, capital of Vietnam, June 24,
2006. This combo photo shows the portraits of (L to R) Tran Duc Luong,
Phan Van Khai and Nguyen Van An. (Xinhua
Photo) |
HANOI,
June 24 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam's prime minister, state president and chairman of
the National Assembly (NA) officially submitted their resignations on Saturday,
making way for a new generation of leaders.
On Saturday morning, Prime Minister Phan Van Khai,
State President and Chairman of the Defense and Security Council Tran Duc Luong,
and NA Chairman Nguyen Van An read their letters of resignation at the ongoing
ninth session of the NA, the country's highest legislative body, Vietnam News
Agency reported.
On Saturday morning, at the session, General
Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee, Nong Duc Manh,
pointed out the necessity of rearranging some high-ranking posts since Khai,
born in 1933, Luong, 1937, and An, 1937, had submitted their resignations due to
age factor.
Manh highly appreciated contributions of the three leaders, which have helped Vietnam gain socioeconomic achievements during its renovation process, and raise the country's status in the international arena.
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Vietnam Prime Minister Phan Van Khai, President of the State Tran Duc Luong and President of National Assembly Nguyen Van An officially submitted their resignations, making way for a new generation of leaders in Hanoi, capital of Vietnam, June 24, 2006. This file photo taken on April 22, 2005 shows Vietnam's President of the State Tran Duc Luong (2nd, R) attends Asia-Africa Summit in Jakarta, capital of Indonesia. (Xinhua Photo/File) |
The NA deputies are to vote for the resignations
(accept or reject) on Saturday. Results of the voting will be announced on
Monday morning.
The NA, from June 24-29, is to consider and decide
the posts of state president, NA chairman, prime minister, two deputy prime
ministers, six ministers and chief of the Government Inspectorate. The six
ministerial posts involve the ministries of Defense, Foreign Affairs, Finance,
Transport, Culture and Information, and Education and Training.
In mid-May, when having informal talks with reporters
on the sidelines of the NA's ninth session, Khai, who has acted as prime
minister since September 1997 after serving as deputy prime minister between
July 1991 and August 1997, implied that he had nominated Deputy Prime Minister
Nguyen Tan Dung as his successor.
During its ongoing ninth session from May 16 to June
29, the NA, besides the personnel matters, is to focus on approving some 10
bills and giving opinions to 13 others, and reviewing reports of governments on
major socioeconomic issues. Enditem
