Vietnamese National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue. (Photo: VNA) The Vietnamese legislator suggested enhancingsolidarity, centrality and strategic values of the Association of SoutheastAsian Nations (ASEAN). He also proposed optimising the support of partners and the internationalcommunity in ensuring a regional environment of peace, security and stability; ensuringthe principles of independence and self-reliance, and maintaining consensuswith ASEAN’s common stance and viewpoints.
Hue suggested taking peace as the goal, dialogueas the tool, and cooperation as the motto to address disputes in the spirit ofrespect for law, in line with common principles and code of conduct, as well asinternational law.
He called for stronger intra-bloc cooperation intrade, investment, tourism, people-to-people exchanges, technology transfer,finance-monetary, safe and sustainable digital transformation, and just energytransition.
ASEAN should foster relations with its partners tonarrow development gaps, effectively respond to non-traditional securitychallenges like diseases, natural disasters, cyber crimes, cross-border crimes,climate change, and energy and water resources security. It should also boost sub-regionalcooperation, contributing to ensuring inclusive growth, and equal andsustainable development, and raising its resilience to regional and globalchallenges, he said.
The leader stressed the need for ASEAN parliaments tocontinue improving their roles in law building, and strengthen their supervisionover governments during the implementation of the ASEAN Economic CommunityBlueprint 2025 in all the three pillars of politics-security, economy, andculture-society, towards the post-2025 vision.
Meanwhile, AIPA should further reform, pay moreattention to relations with partners that are its observers, he continued,stressing that Vietnam supports the admission of Cuba, Turkey and Armenia as AIPA’sobservers.
A view of the session. (Photo: VNA) Vietnam wishes to receive support from other ASEAN parliamentsfor the proposals, he said.
Hue used this occasion to invite representatives fromthe ASEAN parliaments and observers to attend the 9th Global Conference of YoungParliamentarians, slated for September in Hanoi.
Vietnam will try its best, together with other ASEANmember countries and AIPA parliaments, to build a strong and responsive ASEANand AIPA, and turn risks into opportunities, towards a stable, prosperous andstable ASEAN Community, he affirmed.
With the theme of "Responsive Parliaments for AStable and Prosperous ASEAN," AIPA-44 focused on issues regarding maintainingpeace, security and stability through dialogue and cooperation; the fightagainst terrorism and extremism, and how to ensure water resources, energy andfood security; accelerating green transition; enhancing regional economicconnectivity and combating corruption; and promoting innovation, and scientificand technology transfer, application and development, among others.
Delegates shared the view that AIPA member parliamentsshould carry forward their roles in strengthening ASEAN’s solidarity andcentrality in maintaining regional peace, security and stability, which is theprerequisite for a favourable environment for rapid socio-economic developmentand recovery./.
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