Following is the full text of the opening speech by Chairwoman of Vietnamese National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan at the opening ceremony of the 26th meeting of Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF-26). Excellencies Heads of Parliament, Heads of Parliamentary Delegations of APPF member and observer countries, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, On behalf of the National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and Vietnamese people, it is my great pleasure to welcome parliamentary delegations of member and observer countries, and distinguished guests to the 26th APPF meeting in Hanoi, the capital of a thousand years of history. Welcome to a country of famous tourist attractions, of a friendly and dynamic people, and of great cultural richness. I would also like to extend my warmest greetings to members of the Diplomatic Corps, international and Vietnamese guests. It is a great honour that Viet Nam was once again chosen as the host of APPF, an important meeting of parliamentarians from all countries in the region. On this occasion, I would like to sincerely thank APPF member parliaments for their confidence in and high regard for the National Assembly and Vietnamese people. Ladies and Gentlemen, It has been 25 years since the adoption of the Tokyo Declaration in January 1993, through which 15 nations’ parliaments established the Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum. Today, APPF has grown to encompass 27 member parliaments, representing the will and aspirations of more than 4.5 billion people in Asia-Pacific. In actively implementing the commitments in its historic declaration, APPF… [Read full story]
* APPF-26: Partnership for peace, innovation and sustainable development * APPF-26: Transmitting an image of renovated Vietnamese National Assembly The APPF made its debut on March 15, 1993 with the participation of 27 member parliaments, including those in some powers such as the United States (US), Russia, Japan and China. The forum works towards the aim of building trust among member parliaments via the enhancement of dialogues between parliamentarians in the Asia-Pacific region, thereby contributing to maintaining peace, stability, sustainable development and prosperity for the whole region. In the current context of extensive globalisation, together with the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation…... [read more]
In her opening remarks, the Vietnamese top legislator said Vietnam’s second hosting of the APPF reflects its role and responsibility and called for broader cooperation between legislative bodies. “At this forum, in addition to security, cooperation in response to climate change, and trade, we aim to build a new vision after 25 years of development. We will closely follow our theme of “Parliamentary partnership for peace, creativity, and sustainable development” and our new vision needs to be based on tightened parliamentary partnerships and promote peace and sustainable development.” The NA leader said the APPF-26 transpires amid rapid and complex global…... [read more]
PANO - The Seventh ASEAN Air Chiefs Conference (AACC-7) officially opened this morning (August 20th) in Hanoi with the participation of the delegates from 10 ASEAN member states' air forces. The delegates to the AACC-7, chaired by Lieutenant General Le Huu Duc, Vietnamese Air Force and Air Defence Commander, focused their discussion on "Enhancing cooperation of ASEAN Air Forces for peace, stability and development". Lieutenant General Nguyen Chi Vinh, Vietnamese Deputy Minister of National Defence attended and had a welcoming speech at the conference. In his speech, the Deputy Minister said that the defence cooperation among ASEAN arm forces has…... [read more]
The State President highlighted developments in Viet Nam-Russia relationship over the past 65 years, especially when the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) -Viet Nam Free Trade Agreement comes into effect, saying these will create forces for enhancing economics and trade between the two sides.He noted that cooperation in energy, oil and gas maintains a pillar in the two nations’ economic cooperation.State President Tran Dai Quang spoke of the outcomes of 20 years of the ASEAN – Russia dialogue partnership, saying Viet Nam highly values Russia’s role in building a sustainable regional structure.He hopes that Russia will continue be a responsible world…... [read more]
HCM CITY — Concerted efforts are needed to enhance cooperation between the governments of Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Việt Nam and the US in a number of areas, including education, energy security, food security, agriculture and health, Trần Quang Hoài, director of the Directorate of Disaster Management under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, said. Hoài spoke at the opening ceremony of the Lower Mekong Initiative Disaster Response Exercise & Exchange held in the central province of Thừa Thiên Huế on Tuesday. Hoài said the event was especially meaningful in the context of the historic flooding that severely affected…... [read more]
