The 14th meeting of the AIPA Caucus, themed “Promoting innovation, transfer, application, and development of science and technology for sustainable growth and development”, concluded in Phu Quoc city of the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang on July 11.
Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly (NA)’s Committee for External Relations Vu Hai Ha signs the report of the 14th meeting. (Photo: VNA)
Kien Giang (VNA) - The 14th meeting of the AIPACaucus, themed “Promoting innovation, transfer, application, and development ofscience and technology for sustainable growth and development”, concluded inPhu Quoc city of the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang on July 11.
At the closing session, a publication produced by the Food and AgricultureOrganization (FAO) and the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA)’sSecretariat was released. Participating AIPA member parliaments reviewed,approved, and signed the meeting’s report.
Following the AIPA rotation mechanism, the LegislativeCouncil of Brunei will host the 15th edition.
Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly (NA)’sCommittee for External Relations Vu Hai Ha emphasised that the 14th meetingaffirmed the efforts of AIPA member parliaments to put AIPAresolutions in practice; promote innovation, technologytransfer, application, and development of science and technology to servegrowth and sustainable development; and further consolidate ASEAN’s centralityand internal cohesion, and the ASEAN Community.
Faced with new non-traditional security challenges, between nowand 2030, AIPA member parliaments reaffirm their commitment to accompany theASEAN governments in completing the bloc’s 2025 and post-2025 visions, henoted.
This includes a focus on maintaining unity, solidarity, andthe central role of ASEAN, enhancing capabilities to address both traditionaland non-traditional security challenges; as well as promoting economiccooperation for post-pandemic recovery, strengthening supply chains within theregion to enhance self-reliance, and seizing new regional and global economictrends such as the digital economy, green economy, and circular economy servingrapid, inclusive, sustainable, and innovative development.
AIPA Caucus is a mechanism to develop common legislative initiativeswith the objective in harmonising the laws of ASEAN member states. As one ofAIPA’s ad-hoc committees, it is also utilised as a platform for regularinteraction amongst AIPA member parliaments as well as AIPA and ASEAN inmonitoring the implementation of AIPA resolutions adopted by the AIPA GeneralAssembly./.
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The 14th meeting of AIPA Caucus themed “Promoting innovation, transfer, application, and development of science and technology for sustainable growth and development” kicked off in Phu Quoc city of the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang on July 10.
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Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly (NA)’s Committee for External Relations Vu Hai Ha signs the report of the 14th meeting. (Photo: VNA) 
