Chương V Luật Cơ quan đại diện Việt Nam ở nước ngoài 2009: Chỉ đạo, quản lý, giám sát và phối hợp công tác đối với cơ quan đại diện

Chapter V

DIRECTION, MANAGEMENT, SUPERVISION AND COORDINATION IN OPERATIONS OF REPRESENTATIVE MISSIONS

Article 30. Direction and management of representative missions

1. The Government shall perform the unified state management of representative missions.

2. The President, the Government and the Prime Minister shall direct operations of representative missions.

3. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs shall take responsibility before the Government for the state management of representative missions; directly manage, instruct and administer the organization and operation of representative missions.

Article 31. Supervision of representative missions

The National Assembly and its agencies and National Assembly deputies shall exercise the right to supervise operations of representative missions in accordance with law.

Article 32. Responsibilities of the Minister of Foreign Affairs

1. To promulgate according to his/her competence or propose to competent agencies for promulgation legal documents on representative missions.

2. To study and propose to the Government for approval policies on negotiation and conclusion of. accession to, and implementation of treaties on representative missions.

3. To propose to the Prime Minister for approval the scheme on the organizational apparatus and payrolls of representative missions.

4. To direct, examine and inspect the implementation of foreign policies and the performance of functions and tasks by representative missions and their members in accordance with law.

5. To organize the implementation of laws on representative missions.

6. To request the Prime Minister to propose the President to send and recall ambassadors extraordinary and plenipotentiary, the permanent representative at the United Nations and representatives of the President at international organizations.

7. To appoint, prolong the term of and recall members of representative missions, except cases specified in Clause 6 of this Article. To appoint and terminate the operation of honorary consuls.

8. To organize and direct the coordination of activities between representative missions and relevant agencies and organizations at home and abroad.

9. To perform the management and use of material and technical foundations and funds of representative missions.

10. To conduct commendation and disciplining work and settle complaints and denunciations in accordance with law.

Article 33. Working coordination between Vietnamese agencies and organizations and representative missions

1. Vietnamese agencies and organizations shall:

a/ Provide necessary information in service of foreign activities of representative missions;

b/ Promptly notify representative missions of tentative programs and plans on foreign activities in receiving countries and international organizations:

c/ Coordinate with representative missions in organizing their foreign activities in receiving countries or international organizations;

d/ To coordinate with representative missions in directing foreign activities of their representatives in receiving countries or international organizations.

2. In case representative missions deal with affairs in specialized management areas if representative missions hold opinions different from those of relevant agencies and organizations, heads of representative missions may make final decisions and. at the same time, immediately report them to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and notify it to relevant agencies and organizations.

Article 34. Working coordination between delegations on working visits abroad and representative missions

Delegations sent on working visits abroad shall promptly inform their working agenda in receiving countries or at international organizations to representative missions for coordination and notify results of their activities to representative missions after completing their working visits.

Article 35. Working coordination between managing agencies of officials on secondment and representative missions

1. Managing agencies of officials on secondment shall coordinate with representative missions in formulating working programs and plans of representative missions with regard to professional domains under their management and provide professional guidance to officials on secondment through heads of representative missions, except in special cases.

2. Representative missions shall coordinate with managing agencies of officials on secondment in directing, managing and evaluating the performance of tasks by these officials.