Chairman of the National Assembly’s Committee for Foreign Affairs Vu Hai Ha (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Chairman ofthe National Assembly’s Committee for Foreign Affairs Vu Hai Ha has said theattendance of the Vietnamese delegation, led by NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue, atthe 43rd ASEAN Inter-ParliamentaryAssembly (AIPA) General Assembly, will be a voice of support forCambodia in its role as AIPA Chair.
His official visit to Cambodia from November 19 prior to attending the 43rd AIPA General Assembly is also part ofcelebrations for the 55th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties,the Vietnam-Cambodia, Cambodia-Vietnam Friendship Year 2022 and the 45th anniversary of Prime Minister Hun Sen’s journey towards the overthrow of PolPot genocidal regime, Ha told the press.
Over the past years, ties between Vietnam and Cambodia have beengrowing. During visits, their leaders discussed specific measures to boosteconomic, trade and investment ties, thereby deepening bilateral relationshipand creating an environment of peace and stability in the region and eachcountry.
Ha said during the visit, leaders of the two parliaments willsign a new cooperation agreement and announce the establishment of a high-levelmeeting mechanism between legislatures of Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam.
According to him, Vietnam has made active and thoroughpreparations for AIPA-43, including President Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s message to theevent in which he speaks highly of the host Cambodia’s role and AIPA’s stature.
NA Chairman Hue will deliver a keynote speech at the plenary session, underscoring the importance of the event as well as ASEAN’s unity andcentral role in the current situation. He will also affirm that Vietnam willmake further contributions to the process of building the resilient and unitedASEAN Community with sustainable development.
The Vietnamese delegation will join activities of the AIPA-43committees, including committees on political, economic, social matters andorganisation.
Female and young parliamentarians will also review Vietnam’sexperience and contributions to building the Southeast Asia of peace,stability, development and addressing challenges in the region.
On economic issues, the Vietnamese side will focus discussionson topics of the bloc’s concern like digital transformation, post-pandemic economicand tourism recovery. Social and women-related issues will concentrate on improvingwomen’s empowerment and promoting the increasing participation of women inpolicy building and planning.
As for the organisation issue, officials will consider theparticipation of partner countries in the process of building the ASEAN Communityto enhance its role and position in the region and on international arena, Hasaid.
He added that the AIPA-43 will also see the official firstmeeting of the young parliamentarians’ meeting which was initiated by Vietnamin its role as Chair of AIPA in 2020 and welcomed by member states.
In his view, the meeting will provide a helpful platform forthem to debate issues of their concern such as digital transformation, greengrowth, climate change response. Their participation in political, social andeconomic activities is increasingly important for the society to develop moreand more sustainably.
After two years of teleconferencing due to COVID-19, Ha said it isa good chance for leaders of parliaments of AIPA member states and observercountries to meet in-person to boost bilateral and multilateral ties. For Vietnam,it is also a good opportunity to share its experience in post-pandemicsocio-economic recovery and discuss issues of interest to jointly build anenvironment of peace and stability.
On the occasion, Chairman Hue is scheduled to meet bilaterallywith leaders of parliaments in and outside the region to talk about regionaland global issues of shared concern./.
