Vietnam attends meeting of Association of Secretaries General of Parliaments
Deputy Secretary General of the Vietnamese National Assembly Nguyen Truong Giang on May 27 attended an online meeting of the Association of Secretaries General of Parliaments (ASGP) entitled "Role and organisation of Parliaments in a pandemic".
Under the chair of ASGP President Philippe Schawab, the meeting focused discussions on the role and organisation of parliaments amidst the COVID-19 pandemic and shared experience in holding virtual meetings.
Addressing the event, Secretary-General of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Martin Chungong expressed his delight at fine cooperation between IPU and ASGP, and his hope for continued collaboration with the association.
At the meeting, participants showed their delight when the member parliaments have basically reached a consensus on adapting to the pandemic via digital transformation, application of information technology, building digital parliaments, and increasing online meetings.
