National Assembly Vice Chairman Phung Quoc Hien (R) and APO Secretary General Achmad Kurnia Prawira Mochtan (Photo: daibieunhandan) Hanoi (VNA) – National Assembly Vice ChairmanPhung Quoc Hien hosted a reception in Hanoi on November 28 for Secretary-Generalof the Asian Productivity Organisation (APO) Achmad Kurnia Prawira Mochtan.
Hien expressed his belief that with the guest’s professionalexpertise and working experience at the ASEAN Secretariat, the APO will makepractical and effective contributions to improving productivity in the Asia-Pacific.
According to the NA Vice Chairman, APO is the only organisationin the Asia-Pacific to conduct activities in economies to improve productivityand promote the sustainable development of the region as well as ties betweenAPO and Vietnam since the country joined the organisation in 1996.
APO’s projects in Vietnam have made positive contributionsto improving Vietnam’s productivity and innovation, thus propelling itseconomic growth, he said.
As Vietnam will assume the role of a non-permanent member ofthe United Nations Security Council and ASEAN Chair while the VietnameseNational Assembly will hold the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) chairmanshipnext year, Hien affirmed that the Vietnamese legislature stays ready to workwith international organisations and AIPA member parliaments to successfullyhold activities within the framework of the AIPA Chair Year 2020.
He urged the APO to work closely with the VietnameseMinistry of Science and Technology to contribute to the success of ASEAN ChairYear.
Expressing thanks to the Vietnamese NA for its support ofAPO, AKP Mochtan said Vietnam has harmoniously implemented socio-economicpolicies, with a focus on improving productivity, science-technology development,and innovation promotion.
He affirmed that APO will send capable experts to Vietnam tohelp with improving productivity and quality, including building acomprehensive plan on productivity to look towards innovation-baseddevelopment./.
Hien expressed his belief that with the guest’s professionalexpertise and working experience at the ASEAN Secretariat, the APO will makepractical and effective contributions to improving productivity in the Asia-Pacific.
According to the NA Vice Chairman, APO is the only organisationin the Asia-Pacific to conduct activities in economies to improve productivityand promote the sustainable development of the region as well as ties betweenAPO and Vietnam since the country joined the organisation in 1996.
APO’s projects in Vietnam have made positive contributionsto improving Vietnam’s productivity and innovation, thus propelling itseconomic growth, he said.
As Vietnam will assume the role of a non-permanent member ofthe United Nations Security Council and ASEAN Chair while the VietnameseNational Assembly will hold the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) chairmanshipnext year, Hien affirmed that the Vietnamese legislature stays ready to workwith international organisations and AIPA member parliaments to successfullyhold activities within the framework of the AIPA Chair Year 2020.
He urged the APO to work closely with the VietnameseMinistry of Science and Technology to contribute to the success of ASEAN ChairYear.
Expressing thanks to the Vietnamese NA for its support ofAPO, AKP Mochtan said Vietnam has harmoniously implemented socio-economicpolicies, with a focus on improving productivity, science-technology development,and innovation promotion.
He affirmed that APO will send capable experts to Vietnam tohelp with improving productivity and quality, including building acomprehensive plan on productivity to look towards innovation-baseddevelopment./.
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