Chairman of the National Assembly’s Committee for External Relations Vu Hai Ha (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Chairman of theNational Assembly’s Committee for External Relations Vu Hai Ha has highlightedoutstanding results of the 42nd General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-ParliamentaryAssembly (AIPA-42) that closed on August 25 after three days of sitting viavideoconference.
Talking with the press the same day, Hasaid the event, themed “"Forging Parliamentary Cooperation inDigital Inclusion towards ASEAN Community 2025”, attracted the attention ofmember parliaments, observers and guests.
In speeches, heads of delegations said thetheme suits the current realities in ASEAN. Based on which, committee💟s activelyhelped with bringing ideas and measures to carry out plans and actionprogrammes on digital transformation towards the ASEAN Community by 2025, hesaid.
Chairman of the National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue attends the closing ceremony (Photo: VNA) According to him, the event attractedfull and active participation of member parliaments and guests. The ASEANSecretary General delivered a speech hailing the AIPA’s role in the process ofbuilding the ASEAN Community. All members affirmed that the AIPA will partner withASEAN in this difficult period to build an united, prosperous andself-resilient bloc, towards building the ASEAN Community by 2025 and upholdingASEAN’s central role in regional architecture.
About Vietnam’s suggestions at theevent, Ha said NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue offered several issues fordiscussion, including fine-tuning legal framework for inclusive digitaltransformation towards the ASEAN Community, narrowing digital gap,pooling suitable investment forms to build digital infrastructure and develop ecologicalsystem, enhancing collaboration in building legal framework and reinforcing digital trustin the region, empowering governments with unprecedented rights to be more flexiblein the fight against COVID-19, and how to use the ASEAN’s COVID-19 preventionand control fund most effectively.
Countries positively responded to Vietnam’s proposals, especially thoseregarding perfecting legal framework, Ha said, adding that the AIPA discussed howto harmonise laws to facilitate digital transformation in an effective manner.
Asked about Vietnam’s role in this AIPA meeting, Ha s꧑aid the country’s proposals were agreedby delegations and will be included in the AIPA’s resolutions and documents./.
