He made the comment at the press conference after the closing of the 26th annual meeting of the Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF-26) on January 20.“This APPF meeting was very important in the sense of the Hanoi Declaration proposed by Vietnam was adopted. We had adopted declarations in the past, like Vancouver Declaration and New Tokyo Declaration. Just like those declarations, this Hanoi Declaration has clearly defined the challenges the parliamentarians must address and showed very clearly the future of actions of APPF,” said Takuji Yanagimoto. He also lauded the significance of the adoption of the new APPF rules that made the Meeting of Women Parliamentarians an APPF permanent event, referring to it as a historical moment of the APPF.“I am very happy that this change of rules was adopted here in Hanoi on the 25th anniversary of the APPF, a milestone year,” he added. Talking to reporters at the conference, Chairwoman of the Vietnam National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan highlighted three successful outcomes of the APPF-26.She said the meeting saw high consensus from all APPF member countries and the participation of seven president-led and ten vice president-led delegations, observers from Brunei, and IPU and AIPA senior officials and Moroccan parliamentarians as guests.The second success was the adoption of the Hanoi Declaration on ‘A new vision for Asia – Pacific Parliamentary Partnership’, Ngan stressed, noting that the document is a very significant statement, along with 14 resolutions, which were unanimously passed by all participating delegations.The annual meeting also succeeded in adopting the… [Read full story]
WPC President Romesh Chandra (Source: currentaffairs)Hanoi (VNA) – A ceremony was held on July 11 in Hanoi to pay last tribute to Honorary President of the World Peace Council (WPC) Romesh Chandra, who passed away on July 4 at the age of 97. The event was organised by the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO), was attended by VUFO President Vu Xuan Hong, representatives from the Embassy of India in Vietnam, and the Vietnam – India Friendship Association, among others. Romesh Chandra, who was born on March 30, 1919 in India, served and contributed significantly to the peace and solidarity…... [read more]
The sixth Asia-Europe Meeting Summit (ASEM 6) was held in Helsinki, Finland from September 10-12. The event took place at a crucial time when ASEM was celebrating its tenth anniversary. It provided a good opportunity for leaders of 38 member countries and the European Commission (EC) President to look back on the ASEM cooperation process during the past decade. Most leaders affirmed that the establishment of the ASEM process was a right decision and pledged to continue realising the objectives of the process by promoting dialogue and cooperation in resolving global issues relating to politics, economics, culture, peace, security and…... [read more]
The 12th National Assembly Elections have achieved great success. Over 99% of the nation's eligible voters went to the polls to elect new Assembly members. Mr. Pham The Duyet "I'm really happy with the success of the election. Only a small number of non-resident voters didn't make it to the polls. Most people took the polls seriously and carried out their civic duties. Despite heavy rains, many places had voter turnout rates as high as 98 percent. We will select 500 deputies from among 875 candidates for the 12th National Assembly," said Mr. Pham The Duyet, Chairman of…... [read more]
The May 20 election concluded in harmony with clement weather and concord among the people. Elderly people, aged between 80-90 also cast their ballots to select the most prospective candidates to the 12th National Assembly (NA) – the NA of the nation’s integration era. The northern province of Ha Tay has 112 voters aged 90 onwards, of whom 12 are aged more than 100. Meanwhile, in the northern border province of Quang Ninh, more than 450 voters over nineties managed to go to the polls. Early May 20 morning, Vietnamese Party and State leaders cast their ballots. After doing his…... [read more]
