02 July 

The Central Committee and Work Committees for organizing Hluttaw held a coordination meeting (3/2020) to prepare for the 17th regular session of the Second Hluttaws at Hluttaw Building, Zabuthiri Hall in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday morning. During the meeting, Pyidaungsu Hluttaw and Pyithu Hluttaw Speaker U T Khun Myat said that the 16th regular session of the Second Hluttaws was successfully held with cooperation of the work committees and Hluttaw office staff amid the huge challenge of COVID-19 crisis.

He added that it was already announced that the 17th regular session of the Second Hluttaw meetings would commence on 13 July 2020. The Speaker continued to say that some bills including National Planning Bill, the Union Budget Bill, and the Union Tax Bill for 2020-2021 financial year will be discussed in the upcoming session of the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw. He also said that Hluttaw representatives have already been informed that they must arrive in Nay Pyi Taw by 10 July in order to be tested with nasal swab on 11 July in accordance with the guidelines of the National-Level Central Committee for Prevention, Control and Treatment of COVID-19, and the test results will be reported on 12 July. The Hluttaw Speaker also highlighted the need to have cooperation among the Union Government, the relevant ministries, the work committees and the Hluttaw representatives for the 17th regular session of the Second Hluttaw meetings and, to ensure security and health of the Hluttaw representatives.

Amyotha Hluttaw Speaker Mahn Win Khaing Than, in his capacity as the Central Committee Patron, said that all relevant ministries, departments, organizations, and officials need to collaborate with each other in order that the 17th regular session of the Second Hluttaw to be held successfully.

Union Ministers, Nay Pyi Taw Council Chairman, the directors-general of relevant ministries and other officials presented their plans and arrangements for the upcoming Hluttaw session, followed by the discussions work committees. The coordination meeting was attended by Pyidaungsu Hluttaw and Pyithu Hluttaw Deputy Speaker U Tun Aung (a) U Tun Tun Hein, Amyotha Hluttaw Deputy Speaker U Aye Tha Aung, Union Ministers, Nay Pyi Taw Council Chairman, secretaries of relevant work committees and officials from Hluttaw offices. 

MNA (Translated by Maung Maung Swe)