Deputies discuss law on fire prevention The National Assembly on Friday, June 8, held a plenary session at Ba Dinh Conference Hall in Hanoi to continue discussing and passing, chapter by chapter, the draft law on fire prevention and fighting, says a communique issued at the end of the session. The communique adds that NA deputies heard chapters 4-9 of the draft law presented by Pham Thanh Son on behalf of the session's secretariat. Seventy-one opinions were raised during the debates before the National Assembly passed Article 29, the whole of Chapter 2, and Chapters 4-9 of the draft. Deputy Public Security Minister Le The Tiem took the floor to clarify controversial issues raised by deputies from 37 cities and provinces across the country. The draft law on fire prevention and fighting is due to be passed at the next meeting of the Assembly early next week. (VNA) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vietnam values France's role in Europe: Deputy PM Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Manh Cam said that Vietnam always attached importance to France's role in Europe and the world, especially its support and assistance to Vietnam in enhancing the relations between Vietnam and the European Union. The deputy prime minister said this while receiving the visiting delegation of the French Enterprises' Movement (MEDEF), led by president of the Mining and Chemicals Enterprise, Pierre Francois Couture, and head of MEDEF's Vietnam Committee, in Hanoi on June 8. He described the Vietnam visit by MEDEF delegation as a manifestation of France's good will toward Vietnam. He said that France has always taken the lead among other European countries in investment and trade with Vietnam, with an investment capital of almost US $1.8 billion and two-way trade turnover of US $1 billion. However, these figures have not matched the two countries' potential, he said, adding that he hoped the close relationship would continue to develop. Mr Couture said that the aim of their visit was to better understand Vietnam's socio-economic development policies and investigate opportunities of business co-operation, particularly in investment and trade, The French delegation included 15 major French enterprises employers. (VNA) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Foreign military attaches make fact-finding tour A delegation of foreign military attaches in Hanoi, headed by General Myo Tin of Myanmar, has made a fact-finding tour of several localities in Vietnam. The 17 military attaches and their wives visited Ho Chi Minh City, Vung Tau city of southern Ba Ria-Vung Tau province, Phan Thiet township of southern Binh Thuan province, Da Lat city of Lam Dong province, and Nha Trang city of central Khanh Hoa province. They visited the Da Lat Army Institute and the Nha Trang Navy Institute. General Myo Tin expressed thanks to the Ministry of National Defence of Vietnam for the visit, which helped him and other attaches to understand more about Vietnam's people and culture. (VNA) _________________________________________________ KOMINFORM P.O. Box 66 00841 Helsinki Phone +358-40-7177941 Fax +358-9-7591081 http://www.kominf.pp.fi General class struggle news: [EMAIL PROTECTED] subscribe mails to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Geopolitical news: [EMAIL PROTECTED] subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________________________
