NA delegation contributes to IPU meeting
The 122nd Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) concluded in Bangkok on April 1 after six days of meetings, with many active contributions and commitments made by the Vietnam National Assembly delegation.
At its plenary session, Vice Chairman of the Vietnamese parliament Uong Chu Luu stressed that the IPU assembly served as an important venue for its member countries to review their achievements and challenges when examining the causes of wars, conflicts and national divisions.
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The Vietnam National Assembly, he said, shared other countries’ views that actions should be coordinated to remove the deep rooted causes of conflicts – oppression, poverty, injustice, racism, and cultural and religious discrimination.
During the event, the Vietnamese delegation met with the IPU President and Secretary General, and also with the delegations from Laos, Cambodia, Belarus, Australia, New Zealand, Russia and Thailand.
The Vietnamese legislators also attended the meetings of the ASEAN+3 and the Asia-Pacific groups, and took part in a symposium on development aid at the invitation of the IPU.
Vietnam was elected to the IPU's Executive Committee at the organisation's 117th Assembly in Geneva. Since then, the country has actively participated in all IPU operations, winning high acclaims from countries in the region and the world.