National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue speaks at the event (Photo: VNA) During the event, the top Vietnamese legislator delivered twoimportant speeches at the first and second plenary sessions onpolitical and security issues, and digital economic development in the region.
In his opening remarks, RoK President MoonJea-in emphasized that parliaments play animportant role in promoting policies to bring countries back to normal.
Meanwhile, Speaker of the RoK National Assembly Park Byeong-seug underlined therole of parliaments in strengthening cooperation to ensure peace, security andeconomic recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic.
Speaking at the first plenary session onpolitical and security issues after the opening ceremony, NA Chairman Hue affirmedthat the Vietnamese legislature continues to be an active member of APPF and many othermultilateral parliamentary forums, and to work closely with parliaments ofcountries to promote cooperation towards building an Asia-Pacific region ofpeace, stability, resilience and prosperity.
He proposedsix cooperation contents, focusing on strengthening parliamentary action andmonitoring the implementation of policies of APPF member governments inmaintaining peace, stability and security in the region and the world,promoting multilateral cooperation to prevent risks of conflict, fostering dialogue and building trust, refraining from unilateral actions and complying withinternational law.
He called on APPF member parliaments to enhance cooperation in order to ensurepeace, stability, and rule of law in seas and oceans,iincluding building the East Sea into a sea of peace, friendship and cooperation,and maintaining security, safety andfreedom of navigation and aviation in the waters.
APPFmember parliaments should actively call on the international community, parliamentsof countries, and governments to increase the effectiveness of cooperation inresponding to the COVID-19 pandemic, narrowing the gap in equitable access tovaccine sources, and preventing and solving traditional and non-traditionalsecurity problems, the Vietnamese NA leader said.
He alsosuggested expanding inter-parliamentary collaboration in other non-traditionalsecurity issues, including climate change; promoting people-centered andpeople-oriented cooperation by ensuring human security elements; and increasing the participation of parliaments in making and monitoring the implementation ofpolicies in a human-centered approach in order to ensure equity and social equality./.
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