AIPA-44: Vietnam voices support for stronger role of youngsters
A Vietnamese delegation attended the Young Parliamentarians of AIPA (YPA) Meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia, on August 8 as part of the 44th General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA-44).
National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue (fourth from right) and other officials at the launch of the logo and website of the 9th Global Conference of Young Parliamentarians in Hanoi on August 3 (Photo: VNA)
Jakarta (VNA) – AVietnamese delegation attended the Young Parliamentarians of AIPA (YPA) Meetingin Jakarta, Indonesia, on August 8 as part of the 44th GeneralAssembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA-44).
At the meeting,participating countries discussed an Indonesia-proposed draft resolution on strengtheningthe youth’s involvement in inclusive development, economic transformation anddemocratic participation; and a Malaysia-submitted draft resolution onpromoting young parliamentarians’ role in governance.
Showing support for the draft resolutionof Indonesia, the Vietnamese delegation said young people in Vietnam as well asthose in the region and the world are facing fast changes of science -technology and socio-economic conditions.
To successfully grasp the chances generated by the digitaleconomy, science - technology and innovation, youngsters should be fully awareof opportunities and challenges so as to make appropriate plans and actions. Theyshould receive guidance in learning and selecting jobs that suit their capabilitiesand strengths, the delegation noted.
Discussing the draftresolution of Malaysia, they said young, dynamic, and creative human resourcesform an important factor for the development of countries. Given this, it isnecessary to boost the strong engagement of young parliamentarians inparliamentary activities, particularly building laws and supervising nationallyimportant issues, the policies related to the youth, and issues attracting youngvoters’ attention.
The Vietnamese delegation’s active contributions to the YPAmeeting were also meant to help prepare for the 9th GlobalConference of Young Parliamentarians in Hanoi from September 14 to 18. The comingevent is expected to be participated by hundreds of young parliamentarians from173 countries./.
In the 28 years since Vietnam joined the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Organisation (AIPO), the predecessor of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) (September 1995 - 2023), the National Assembly has proposed many initiatives and actively contributed to improving the efficiency of regional inter-parliamentary cooperation.
Vietnamese National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue raised key proposals at the first plenary session of the 44th General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA-44) in Jakarta, Indonesia, on August 7.
The 44th General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA-44) officially opened in Jakarta, Indonesia on August 7. Chairman of the National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue led the Vietnamese delegation to attend the event.
Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) Vuong Dinh Hue had separate meetings in Jakarta on August 7 with Speaker of the Malaysian House of Representatives Tan Sri Dato’ Johari Bin Abdul and Vice President of the Cambodian Senate Kittisangkahabindit Tep Ngorn, while attending the 44th General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA-44).
The Vietnamese delegation made important contributions to reviewing and completing draft documents at the meetings of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) Committee on Political Matters and AIPA Committee on Economic Matters, within the framework of the 44th General Assembly of AIPA in Jakarta, Indonesia on August 8.
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National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue (fourth from right) and other officials at the launch of the logo and website of the 9th Global Conference of Young Parliamentarians in Hanoi on August 3 (Photo: VNA) 
