National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnamwill further step up its partnership with Asia-Pacific parliaments and performits active participation in multilateral parliamentary diplomatic activities atthe 27th annual Meeting of the Asia-PacificParliamentary Forum (APPF 27).
NationalAssembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan will attend APPF-27 in Siem Reap,Cambodia, from January 14 to 16 follows an invitation from Chairman of theCambodian National Assembly Samdech Akka Moha Ponhea Chakrei Heng Samrin, whodoubles as Chairman of the APPF 27.
The APPF was established on March 15, 1993, withthe purpose of building trust among parliaments in the Asia-Pacific via theenhancement of dialogues between regional parliamentarians, thus contributing toregional peace, sustainability and prosperity.
The APPF gathers 27 member parliaments:Australia, Cambodia, Canada, China, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Fiji,Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, the Marshall Islands, Mexico, Micronesia,Mongolia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Peru, the Philippines, the Republic ofKorea, Russia, Singapore, Thailand, the US, and Vietnam.
In the context of deeper globalisation, togetherwith the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum, the APPF has affirmed itsrole as a crucial dialogue and cooperation mechanism among regional nations.
Since becoming an APPF member in January 1995, the Vietnamese NA has actively participatedin all activities of the forum with the first most special event being the hosting of the APPF-13in January 2005 in Ha Long, the northern province of Quang Ninh.
Through APPF meetings, Vietnam’s legislative body made proposals andrecommendations to step up coordination, contribute to maintaining peace,stability, and prosperity in the region, while expanding the forum’s ties withother inter-parliamentary organizations in the world.
At the APPF-26 in Hanoi from January18-21, 2018, the Hanoi Declaration was adopted, setting forth a new vision forparliamentary ties towards 2030. It boosted the partnership between APPF andAPEC to realize Asian-Pacific people’s aspiration about a region of peace anddevelopment.
Under the theme “Strengthening parliamentary partnership for peace, security,and sustainable development”, the APPF-27 will set priority on the goal ofsafeguarding peace, security and sustainable development.
Through their attendance at the APPF-27, Vietnamese parliamentarians continueperforming their proactive involvement in multilateral parliamentary diplomaticactivities, thus heightening the country’s role and position at this forum andjoining in diplomatic efforts for peace, cooperation and development.-VNA
