National Assembly Vice Chairwoman Tong Thi Phong (Source: VNA) Themed “Redressing Inequalities:Delivering on dignity and well-being for all”, the meeting attracted 670parliamentarians and 164 delegations from 132 countries worldwide.
In his opening speech, IPUPresident Saber Hossain Chowdhury highlighted the union’s expansion ofmembership and called on parliamentarians to address global challenges such asclimate change and conflicts.
Participants are due to discussdecisive actions to end the rising social, political, and economic inequalities,as well as to promote women’s access to financial resources.
Earlier on April 1, theVietnamese delegation also attended a forum of women parliamentarians, whereVietnam proposed building a model of trilateral cooperation among IPU, memberparliaments and international organisations in facilitating women’s access tofinancial services.
Vietnamese lawmakers alsoattended meetings of the ASEAN 3 and the Asia-Pacific Group on the occasion.
During the Asia-Pacific Group’smeeting, Vietnam, together with Iran and Japan in their capacity as members ofthe group’s executive board, reported the outcomes of the board’s meeting heldon March 30-31. The group also elected additional members to the executivecommittee of the IPU Young Parliamentarians’ Forum.
On the sidelines of the assemblyand related meetings, head of the Vietnamese National Assembly’s Committee forExternal Relations Nguyen Van Giau met a delegation of Thai parliamentarians.
He expressed wish that both sideswould work closely together at multilateral forums in the region and the world,especially promoting the development of ASEAN Community for the benefit of thebloc as well as Vietnamese and Thai peoples in particular.
On the occasion, Giau conveyedhis invitation to the Thai parliament to attend an IPU conference for theAsia-Pacific region on climate change response slated for May 11-13 in Ho ChiMinh City.
The Thai side wished to continuereceiving assistance from neighbouring countries, including Vietnam.-VNA
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