A majority of National Assembly (NA) deputies have agreed the establishment of a national agency to combat any terrorist act which threatens national security and social order.
The NA on May 21 in Ha Noi discussed the counterterrorism bill which draws much attention from deputies.
Head of the NA Committee for National Defense and Security Nguyen Kim Khoa delivered a supervisory report on the counterterrorism bill which governs sensitive issues relating to national politics, diplomacy, national defense, security, and fundamental human rights.
NA deputies said that global terrorism continues to seriously impact the politics and security of many countries.
Although international terrorist organizations have yet to perpetrate extreme acts in Viet Nam, the country has uncovered terror-like plots conspired by Vietnamese nationals living in exile. It has also uncovered the attempts of several international terrorists trying to enter the country illegally.
So far, Viet Nam has been a signatory to many international counterterrorism conventions, but its counterterrorism activities have yet to be governed by any formal legislation.
Most deputies underlined the need for counterterrorism steering boards at central, provincial, district, and communal levels./.
By Kim Anh (VGP)
