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HCM City hosts Francophone Parliamentary Assembly’s conference

A meeting of the Committee on Parliamentary Affairs of the Francophone Parliamentary Assembly (APF) opened in Ho Chi Minh City on March 24, bringing together over 50 delegates from 20 APF’s sub-committees.
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HCMCity (VNA) – A meeting of theCommittee on Parliamentary Affairs of the Francophone Parliamentary Assembly(APF) opened in Ho Chi Minh City on March 24, bringing together over 50delegates from 20 APF’s sub-committees.

Speaking at the meeting, National Assembly Vice Chairman Phung Quoc Hien spokehighly of the role played by the APF in promoting andprotecting democracy and rule-of-law State, respecting human rights, anddeveloping cultural diversity.

The Francophone Community contributes to supporting developing countries, whichare members of the APF, in integrating into the international economy, fullytapping opportunities to create jobs, reducing inequality, and promoting therole of women and youths, he said.

NA Vice Chairman Hien affirmed Vietnam pursues a consistent policy of independence, self-reliance, peace,cooperation and development, multilateralisation and diversification ofexternal relations, and proactive international integration, adding that thecountry is a friend, a reliable partner and a responsible member in theinternational community.

Vietnam proactively proposed initiatives and took part in the implementation ofstrategies and activities of the Community, significantly contributing to strengtheningsolidarity within the APF, and expanding affiliation among its member countries.

APF President Robert Aubin, who is a Canadian parliamentarian, said the eventoffered a chance for participants to share practical experience related to legislativeand supervision activities, and other works of each country’ legislature.

Participants to the meeting reviewed the implementation of the APF strategic frameworkin 2013-2017 and the inter-parliamentary cooperation programme in 2017-2018,while considering the implementation of initiatives for multilateralinter-parliamentary cooperation in Mali, Haiti, Madagascar, and Burkina Faso.

Besides, they discussed issues concerning bicameral system in parliamentaryactivities, youths’ participation in national political life, rights to beprotected personal data in the context of digitalisation, among others.

As one of the four standing committees of the APF, the Committee on Parliamentary Affairs plays a vitalrole in implementing activities of the organisation. It is responsible for studyingand examining issues related to interest of the APF, inter-parliamentary cooperationorientations and laws within French-speaking communities.-VNA
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