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Vietnam gets Asia Pacific Parliamentary Forum Chair from Fiji

Vietnam took the Chair of the Asia Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF) in the 2017-2018 tenure from the Republic of Fiji at a ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City on May 11.
Vietnam gets Asia Pacific Parliamentary Forum Chair from Fiji ảnh 1NA Vice Chairwoman Tong Thi Phong (R) and Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of the Republic of Fiji Ruveni N. Nadalo at the ceremony (Source: VNA)
HCMCity (VNA) – Vietnam took the Chair of the Asia Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF) in the 2017-2018 tenure fromthe Republic of Fiji at a ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City on May 11.

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan, President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Saber Chowdhury, IPU General Secretary MartinChungong, and representatives from parliaments of Asian-Pacific countriesattended the event.

Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of the Republic of FijiRuveni N. Nadalo highlighted the importance of the 25th APPF in hiscountry, which approved resolutions on global issues relating to climatechance, management of natural disaster risks, healthcare, education, and measuresto ensure peace, border security, and food security.

He expressed the belief that the Vietnamese NA, with its experience, will successfullyorganise the 26th APPF, affirming that Fiji will support Vietnam inthe work.

Meanwhile,NA Vice Chairwoman Tong Thi Phong said Vietnam is proud of receiving the APPF chairmanshipand hosting the 26th annual meeting of APPF in 2018, saying that theVietnamese legislature highly values activities as well as agenda of the forum.

The forum contributed to promoting the friendship and cooperation between regionalparliaments, strengthening the dialogue mechanism and exchanges amongparliamentarians, and improving the role of parliaments in addressing regionalissues, ensuring peace and sustainable development, she stressed.

She also affirmed Vietnam’s commitment to focusing and making all-out effortsto successfully organise the 26th APPF.  

Joining the APPF in 1995, the Vietnamese NA always presents its active roleand responsibility in APPF’s activities, especially in 2005 – the year thatVietnam hosted the 13th annual meeting of the forum. - VNA.




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