Vietnam to host IPU Forum of Young Parliamentarians in September

The National Assembly (NA) of Vietnam is scheduled to host the ninth Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Forum of Young Parliamentarians in Hanoi this September.
Vietnam to host IPU Forum of Young Parliamentarians in September ảnh 1NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue speaks at the working session on February 10. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The NationalAssembly (NA) of Vietnam is scheduled to host the ninth Inter-ParliamentaryUnion (IPU) Forum of Young Parliamentarians in Hanoi this September.

NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue presidedover a working session with the NA Committee for External Relations, the NAOffice, and relevant agencies on February 10 to discuss the event organisation.

Vu Hai Ha, Chairman of the committee, said the IPU Secretariat highly valued theVietnamese parliament hosting this forum. Agencies of Vietnam also shared theview that it holds great importance to the implementation of a directive on the enhancement and elevation of multilateral diplomacy, issuedby the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat.

Chairman Hue noted the forum is afocal event of multilateral diplomacy of the Vietnamese parliament in 2023.

Following the organisation of the 132nd IPU Assembly and the 41st General Assembly of the ASEANInter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA), the coming forum will be a chance forVietnam to promote its image among international friends, he went on, askingthe committee to make thebest preparations for the three-day function.

Vietnam to host IPU Forum of Young Parliamentarians in September ảnh 2The February 10 meeting discusses the organisation of the ninth IPU Forum of Young Parliamentarians. (Photo: VNA)
The forum aims to boost the role ofyoung parliamentarians and youth engagement in parliamentary activities, putforth recommendations based on youth perspectives about the IPU’s activitiesand agenda, build capacity, and expand the youth’s approach to issues of commonconcern.

This will also be an occasion to introduce youth movements in Vietnam and theimportant role of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union to internationalfriends, the top legislator noted.

The Forum of Young Parliamentarians,founded in 2013, is steered by a board composed of 12 young parliamentarians,one man and one woman from each of the six geopolitical groups. Those fromIndia and Thailand are representing Asia-Pacific in the board.

The forum, held annually since 2014, is represented at the Global Conference ofYoung Parliamentarians./.
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