Vietnam puts forwards cooperation initiatives at first CLV parliamentary summit

In his speech, Hue first emphasized that the relationship of solidarity, friendship, closeness and political trust between Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam is an invaluable heritage with long-term strategic significance in the cause of national construction, defense and development of the three countries.

Vietnam always values and considers this a strategic task and top priority in its foreign policy, he said.

He affirmed that the establishment of the CLV parliamentary summit mechanism is an important milestone in the history of cooperation between the three parliaments, which will elevate cooperation between the three legislative bodies to new heights, towards realizing the outcome of the high-level meeting of the top Party leaders of the three countries in September 2021.

To foster tripartite parliamentary cooperation, Hue suggested that the three legislative bodies enhance cooperation in perfecting institutions and promulgating legal policies to support their Governments in socio-economic development, ensuring security and national defense, while closely coordinating and supporting each other at regional and international forums, especially the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF), and ASEAN-Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA), contributing to successfully building the ASEAN Community and promoting Mekong Subregion cooperation.  

He asked the three parliaments to closely monitor the effective implementation of the signed documents on economic, trade and investment cooperation and negotiate to sign new documents, in order to make a breakthrough in economic cooperation, and strengthen complementarity and connection between the three economies, with a primary focus on specific mechanisms and policies for the CLV Development Triangle Area.

Regarding social and cultural affairs, the Vietnamese leader suggested that the three parliaments coordinate and supervise the implementation of policies on tourism development, especially the ‘three countries – one destination’ model, as well as those on healthcare, education-training, cultural cooperation. He expected that the three parliaments would continue to ask the Governments to create favourable conditions for the Vietnamese, Cambodian, and Lao communities to live, study, and work in each country.

Hue emphasized the need to respond to environmental issues and climate change, saying the three parliaments should enhance coordination, pass laws, and increase exchanges on cooperation with partners related to the environment and water resources, especially the sustainable management and effective use of water resources of the Mekong River. In addition, the three parliaments should encourage their governments and relevant parties to promote the implementation of global sustainable development goals and respond to climate change.

With regard to defense and security, the Vietnamese leader underscored the importance of the strong mutual support between the three parliaments in maintaining stability, order and security in each country, not allowing any force to use one country’s territory to fight against another country. He also urged the three legislatures to support the early completion of land border demarcation and border marker planting between the CLV countries.