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NA hosts AIPA Caucus 14

National Assembly hosts AIPA Caucus 14

The 14th meeting of AIPA Caucus themed “Promoting innovation, transfer, application, and development of science and technology for sustainable growth and development” kicked off in Phu Quoc city of the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang on July 10.
National Assembly hosts AIPA Caucus 14 ảnh 1The 14th meeting of AIPA Caucus 14 opens on July 10 in Kien Giang (Photo: VNA)
Kien Giang (VNA) – The 14th meeting of the AIPA Caucus 14 themed “Promoting innovation, transfer,application, and development of science and technology for sustainable growthand development” kicked off in Phu Quoc city of the Mekong Delta province ofKien Giang on July 10.

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.

National Assembly hosts AIPA Caucus 14 ảnh 2Standing Vice Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Tran Thanh Man speaks at the event (Photo: VNA)

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./.
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