Vietnam attends 31st Meeting of Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum
Vietnam attends 31st Meeting of Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum in Philippines
A delegation of the Vietnamese National Assembly, led by its Vice Chairman Nguyen Duc Hai, attended the opening of the 31st Annual Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF-31) in Manila, the Philippines, on November 23, with the participation of 275 parliamentarians from 19 regional countries.
NA Vice Chairman Nguyen Duc Hai (right, first row) attends the APPF-31 executive committee's meeting. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – A delegation of the Vietnamese NationalAssembly, led by its Vice Chairman Nguyen Duc Hai, attended the🧜 opening of the 31st Annual Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF-31) in Manila, the Philippines, on November 23, with the participa💫tion of 275parliamentarians from 19 regional countries.
Themed "BuildingResilient Partnerships: Advancing Peace, Prosperity, and Sustainability in theAsia Pacific”, the four-day event will continue its focus on strengtheningresilient partnerships as the key to regional recovery, with three sessions featuringimportant topics on politics-security, economic and trade issues, and prospects of regional cooperation in the Asia-Pacific. The Vietnamese delegation also attended the APPF-31 executive committee's meeting held the same day, and will offer opinions during the APPF-31’sdiscussions in the coming days,thereby affirming the Vietnamese NA’s strong commitment to responsiblyengaging in multilateral parliamentary diplomatic activities, contributing tofurther upholding Vietnam's role and position in regional parliamentarycooperation mechanisms.
The Vietnamese delegation pay floral tribute to Ho Chi Minh statue (Photo: VNA)
Hai is scheduledto deliver a speech at the first plenary session on political and securitymatters on November 24. He will also pay courtesy calls to the Speaker of theHouse of Representatives and the President of the Senate of the Philippines; holdworking sessions with Philippine relevant agencies on experience inbuilding an electronic parliament, land management, and enforcement of globalminimum tax; and hold bilateral meetings with delegations from countries attendingthe forum.
In the afternoon of the same day,the Vietnamese delegation and staff of the Vietnamese Embassy in thePhilippines p💃aid floral tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at his 🎉statue in ASEAN Gardenin Manila.
At the meeting with the Vietnamese community. (Photo: VNA)
On November 22, Hai and the Vietnamese delegation held aworking session with the Vietnamese Embassy, representative diplomaticagencies, the Vietnamese community and the Vietnamese Students'Association in the Philippines./.
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Nghia affirmed that this is a milestone of special significance, affirming and honouring the the Vietnamese revolutionary press’s glorious tradition of 100 years of serving the revolutionary cause of the Party, serving the Fatherland, and serving the people.
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NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man stressed the need to accelerate the application of artificial intelligence and smart teaching equipment, innovate teaching and assessment methods, and further improve the quality of formal education.
NA Vice Chairman Nguyen Duc Hai (right, first row) attends the APPF-31 executive committee's meeting. (Photo: VNA) 
The Vietnamese delegation pay floral tribute to Ho Chi Minh statue (Photo: VNA) 
At the meeting with the Vietnamese community. (Photo: VNA) 
