A campaign calling for composers to write songs on the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) kicked off in Hanoi on May 22.

The campaign aims to select new songs to welcome Vietnam’s Chairmanship of the 2009-2010 AIPA and host of the 31 st AIPA General Assembly in this September, according to President of the Vietnam Musician Association Do Hong Quan and Deputy Head of the AIPA-31 organising committee Ngo Duc Manh.

Vietnamese professional and amateur music composers, at home and abroad, regardless of age, profession, nationality and religion, are eligible to join in the campaign.

The songs are expected to boost solidarity, mutual understanding and cooperation among AIPA’s members and between AIPA and other parliaments in the world.

They will also look towards a strong and cooperative ASEAN community.

Each composer may send two songs in Vietnamese or both in Vietnamese and English languages no later than August 22 to the Vietnam Musician Association at 51 Tran Hung Dao street, Hanoi.

Selected songs will be awarded and popularised during the AIPA year in Vietnam./.