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Press trained for upcoming IPU-132

A press training conference for the upcoming 132nd Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU-132) Assembly and related meetings in late March was held in Hanoi on March 20.
A press training conference for the upcoming 132nd Inter-ParliamentaryUnion (IPU-132) Assembly and related meetings in late March was held inHanoi on March 20.

The conference was organisedby the Press Authority under the Ministry of Information andCommunication (MIC) in association with the Information andCommunication Subcommittee under the IPU-132 Organising Board.

Addressing the event, MIC Deputy Minister Nguyen Thanh Hunghighlighted that this year’s IPU hosted by Vietnam will welcome around1,000 delegates including high-ranking parliament officials and membersof regional inter-parliamentary unions and international organisationsworldwide.

Over 300 journalists from local and international press and news agencies are expected to cover the meetings, he said.

He urged the local press to widely disseminate information on thehistory of the IPU, the Vietnam-IPU relationship and the country’sinitiatives for the IPU-132.

It is vital for thepress to be well-prepared for the forthcoming event and capable ofcovering the news in a timely fashion, he added.

At the conference, the journalists were introduced to the IPU and itspolitical significance to Vietnam as the host of this year’s event, aswell as preparatory works for the occasion.

The IPU-132 will take place in Hanoi from March 28-April 1.-VNA
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