Hanoi (VNA) – National Assembly (NA) ChairmanVuong Dinh Hue affirmed that the Vietnamese legislature will make efforts to implement commitmentsand resolutions to be passed by the 43rd General Assembly of ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA-43).

Hue made the affirmation in his speech at the AIPA-43’s firstplenary session in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on November 21.

He stated that the Vietnamese NA appreciates the role of Cambodia as Chair of ASEAN and AIPA this year as well as ASEAN member states’ persistentefforts and determination to jointly respond to challenges for the harmony,peace, and prosperity in the region.

The NA leader held that after 55 years since itsestablishment and seven years of building the ASEAN Community, ASEAN has madegreat strides in many aspects, becoming an organisation with an important rolefor regional peace, stability and security; a vibrant and highly integratedeconomy; an inclusive, people-oriented and people-centred community; and atrusted partner of countries and organisations regionally and globally.

In such development, member countries’ parliaments have beencontributing to building a common legal foundation for the common house of ASEAN, he stated.

He took the occasion to highlight five proposals to AIPA,including strengthening ASEAN's solidarity and centrality in maintaining peace,security and stability in the region.

It is necessary to promote the supervision role of member parliaments for the implementation of the ASEAN Blueprints on the political, economic and socio-cultural pillars; thesupport and coordination among member countries in economic growth, narrowingthe development gap, improving people's living standards, and responding to epidemics and climate change, protecting the environment, and ensuring energy and water security.

He stressed the importance of further consolidating andrenovating the organisation and operation of AIPA, and fortifying thecoordination and relationship between the legislative and executive channels ofregional countries, especially in taking advantage of opportunities and mitigating risks in the field of digital transformation and just energy transition.
 
Promoting gender equality, women empowerment, public-awarenessraising campaigns on AIPA and ASEAN, and the role of youngparliamentarians is also important, Hue said.

He took the occasion to express his wish for membercountries’ and partners’ support for and participation in the Inter-ParliamentaryUnion (IPU) Global Conference of Young Parliamentarians that Vietnam will hostnext year.

At the session, participants agreed that challenges facingthe region and the world such as conflicts, epidemics, and climate change,require joint efforts of the international community and parties involved toclosely cooperate, comply with international law, join peaceful dialogues, andmake responsible acts./.