National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man attends the AIPA-46 Executive Committee Meeting

According to a special correspondent of the Vietnam News Agency, on the morning of September 17 local time, in the capital Kuala Lumpur of Malaysia, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation attended the meeting of the Executive Committee of the 46th General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA-46).

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man attends the AIPA Executive Board meeting. Photo: Doan Tan/VNA

The session was chaired by the Speaker of the Malaysian House of Representatives, President of AIPA-46 Tan Sri Dato' Johari Bin Abdul, with the participation of Heads of Delegations of AIPA Member Parliaments and the AIPA Secretary General. This is the first important activity within the framework of the AIPA-46 General Assembly to review and unify the agenda, discussion content of the Committees, list of draft resolutions and other important contents to be discussed and approved at the Conference.

Sharing the meaning of the AIPA-46 theme “Parliament at the forefront for an inclusive and sustainable growth ASEAN”, the National Assembly/Parliament leaders believe that the theme of the General Assembly is consistent with and resonates with the common theme of the ASEAN Chairmanship Year 2025, which is “Inclusive and Sustainable”, and at the same time demonstrates the responsibility and companionship of AIPA member National Assemblies/Parliaments in strengthening solidarity, building a resilient, creative, dynamic and people-centered ASEAN Community.

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man attends the AIPA Executive Board meeting. Photo: Doan Tan/VNA

Speaking at the meeting, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man highly appreciated Malaysia's preparations; affirmed that the Vietnamese delegation supports and closely cooperates with the Malaysian Parliament and AIPA member parliaments/parliaments, actively contributing to the overall success of the AIPA-46 General Assembly, contributing to promoting inclusive and sustainable development in the region. The National Assembly Chairman also highly appreciated the support of the National Assemblies/parliaments of member countries for the draft resolutions proposed by Vietnam and submitted to the AIPA-46 General Assembly for approval to promote cooperation in priority areas such as digital economy, digital transformation, cyber security, enhancing intra-bloc trade, improving the effectiveness of cooperation with partners, etc., promoting the role of parliamentary diplomacy in maintaining peace and stability in the region.

On September 17, Vietnamese National Assembly deputies attended the fourth ASEAN-AIPA Dialogue with the theme “Building an inclusive and sustainable future”, the AIPA Women Leaders Forum with the theme “Women leaders in future governance: Leading digital transformation and sustainable development” and the AIPA Young Parliamentarians Discussion Session with the theme “Youth in action”.

Source: https://baotintuc.vn/thoi-su/chu-tich-quoc-hoi-tran-thanh-man-tham-du-phien-hop-ban-chap-hanh-dai-hoi-dong-aipa46-20250917184200064.htm