Three chief Vietnamese leaders appealed to resign at National Assembly Saturday morning.

Prime Minister Phan Van Khai, President of the State Tran Duc Luong and President of National Assembly Nguyen Van An had formally appealed to resign at National Assembly Saturday morning. 

National Assembly will vote Saturday afternoon to decide whether to accept the resignations or not, and to elect new leaders of the country.

Nong Duc Manh, Secretary General of Vietnamese Communist Party (VCP), had praised highly the achievement which Khai, Luong and Anhad acquired, noting that the three leaders had the wish to resign which had been confirmed by the central committee of VCP.

There was a dispute earlier within the National Assembly on whether to stop the terms of the three leaders ahead of time, so the NA determined to vote for settling down the issue
 
(Xinhua News Agency June 24, 2006)