Addressing the openingceremony, Standing Vice Chairman of the National Assembly(NA) Tran Thanh Man said the meeting demonstrates the responsibility andproactive stance of AIPA (ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly) in addressing regional challenges in the new context, inline with the global trends and conditions of each country.
Developing science and technology and promoting innovation is a core andpervasive orientation in the ongoing industrial revolution, he stressed.
The two-day event offers a chance to review the implementation of resolutions adoptedat the 43rd General Assembly of AIPA (AIPA-43), he said.
He proposed that delegatesfrom the AIPA’s member parliaments, with practical experiences from theirrespective countries, engage in frank and open discussions and share experience relatedto common concerns of AIPA/ASEAN, and topics discussed at the meeting.
The hosting of the14th AIPA Caucus by the Vietnamese NA is a practical activity to implement theParty and State's foreign policy on strengthening multilateral diplomacy by2030 and promoting the role and position of the legislative body in regional and globalinter-parliamentary cooperation mechanisms, especially within AIPA, thus assertingVietnam's active, responsible, and proactive participation in AIPA./.