Hanoi, March 16 -- National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man has requested placing institutional reform at the centre of national development, stressing that refinement of institutions and laws is a strategic breakthrough for the country's advancement.

Chairing the fourth meeting of the NA Party Committee for the 2025-2030 term in Hanoi on March 16, Chairman Man, who is also Secretary of the NA Party Committee, said the legislature must play a pivotal role in building and perfecting development institutions as Vietnam enters a new stage of strong, comprehensive and sustainable development.

He noted that the meeting took place shortly after the successful organisation of the election of deputies to the 16th NA and People's Councils ...