The Vietnamese sub-committee, as the Vice President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Francophone (APF) for the 2019-2021 tenure, attended the APF executive board's annual meeting, which convened virtually on January 25.
Vice Chairman of the National Assembly's Committee for External Relations Vu Hai Ha is among three Vietnamese representatives at the APF executive board's annual meeting (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnamese sub-committee, as the Vice President of theParliamentary Assembly of the Francophone (APF) for the 2019-2021 tenure,attended the APF executive board's annual meeting, which convened virtually onJanuary 25.
About 40delegates, including three from Vietnam, joined the meeting, during which theyheard a report by the APF Secretary General on the APF’s operation and responseto COVID-19 and discussed orientations and action programmes for 2021 as wellas multilateral inter-parliament cooperation projects.
The boardagreed to continue implementing the APF strategic framework for 2019-2022,focusing on four priority issues under the action program of the InternationalOrganisation of La Francophonie (OIF). The issues cover the fight against terrorismand extreme violence; inclusive development and growth; development of publicpolicies on French language education and teaching in the multilingual Francophonecommunity; and implementation of the UN sustainable development goals (SDGs).
Themeeting was among activities within the APF’s ongoing 46th annual session,which is scheduled for January 19 – 29.
At the upcomingplenary meeting of the annual session, which highlights a theme of Francophoneparliaments responding to impact of the COVID-19 crisis, Vietnam will deliver aspeech on its 2020 success of pursuing a dual goal for pandemic control andeconomic growth. Vietnam will also propose a number of recommendations for theAPF to improve its performances amid the pandemic./.
Vietnam values the Parliamentary Assembly of the Francophone's role in striving for the goal of promoting and protecting democracy and law-governed State.
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Vice Chairman of the National Assembly's Committee for External Relations Vu Hai Ha is among three Vietnamese representatives at the APF executive board's annual meeting (Photo: VNA) 
