Permanent Vice Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Tran Thanh Man speaks at the event (Photo: VNA) He recommended member parliaments make efforts to uphold therole of observing and ensuring international law, especially the United Nations (UN) Charter, to contribute to preventing war and eliminating inequality ininternational relations; and to promote the role of cooperation and dialoguemechanisms, enhance understanding, build mutual trust and respect, and jointlyfind peaceful solutions to regional disputes and pressing global issues.
Man said it is necessary to ensure theimplementation of democracy, equality, and non-discrimination on gender,ethnicity and religion in the fields of politics, economy, culture, society,labour, health care and education; and to share experiences in ensuring socialsecurity and living standards of the people, particularly workers, the poor, thevulnerable, and those heavily affected by diseases.
He went on stressing the need to strengthen solidarity, internationalcooperation, attach importance to connectivity in diversity, developinfrastructure to narrow the development gap, and promote green growth, energytransformation, digital transformation, innovation, and inclusive growth.
He held that boosting public-private cooperation andcoordination among countries will help realise the Sustainable Development Goals,and promote joint works in response to global issues such as climate change.
The aim of “peaceful coexistence and inclusive societies” isespecially meaningful given that the world is facing huge and unpredictablechanges, requiring efforts and participation of the international community andlegislative bodies, Man said.
He affirmed that Vietnam steadfastly and consistentlyimplements its foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, peace,friendship, cooperation and development, and diversification and multilateralisationof external relations.
Vietnam makes contributions to peace, friendship,cooperation and development in the spirit that the country is a reliable friendand partner, and an active and responsible member of the internationalcommunity, Man said.
He stated Vietnam supports initiatives that contribute topeace and stability in the region and the world, as well as the settlement ofconflicts and disputes by peaceful means without the threat or use of force incompliance with international law and the UN Charter./.
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