The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said, the first National Assembly leader speaking at the 150th General Meeting of the World Parliament League (IPU-150), Member of the Politburo, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man highly appreciated the theme of the meeting as "Action for parliament for development and social justice" has extremely practical and urgent significance, in the context of the world is facing unpredictable fluctuations from political fluctuations; And the parliament of countries plays a very important role in supporting and promoting sustainable development in order to solve common challenges.
National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man emphasized that the IPU-150 General Assembly is a valuable opportunity for member parliaments to exchange, share experiences and seek solutions to promote sustainable development and social justice globally.
Affirming that sustainable development needs to go hand in hand with equitable social progress, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man said that development cannot be considered a success if a significant part of the people is still left behind.
Accordingly, the National Assembly Chairman emphasized that the parliament must ensure that all policies are aimed at narrowing the gap between rich and poor, ensuring that all people, regardless of gender, religion, ethnicity or social class, benefit from development achievements.
Sharing about Vietnam's efforts towards this goal, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man affirmed that the Vietnamese National Assembly has been making efforts to create a fair legal and policy system, promoting people's participation in the process of policy making and implementation.
Emphasizing that Vietnam is moving towards a new era of development, an era of rich and prosperous, Chairman Tran Thanh Man affirmed that the Vietnamese National Assembly is making efforts to perfect the legal framework, promptly removing institutional shortcomings to unlock resources, applying science and technology, innovation, digital transformation, developing a green economy and energy transformation to bring the country to rapid, strong and sustainable development to ensure social justice.
The National Assembly Chairman affirmed that the Vietnamese National Assembly is committed to continuing to accompany parliamentaries around the world, determined to realize the noble goals for a peaceful world with sustainable, fair and better development for all of humanity.
National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man proposed a number of orientations for parliamentary groups to strengthen international cooperation, share experiences and support each other in developing development policies, promptly and effectively responding to current challenges.
According to the Chairman of the National Assembly of Vietnam, the parliaments first need to take the spirit of creation to develop as the core in implementing the mission, the role of the National Assembly and the Parliament, in which, focusing on perfecting the legal system, going in parallel with the enforcement supervision and creating conditions to effectively implement the overall, comprehensive and breakthrough development policies; It is necessary to put people in the central position, really affirming the nature of the elected agency, taking justice and social progress as the highest measure of development; It is necessary to strengthen the coordination of action and international cooperation among member parliaments, especially in protecting peace, resolving disputes and disagreements on the basis of international law; The IPU forum can create a stronger, more effective support network between member parliaments.
National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man affirmed that no country or society can develop sustainably if it does not put the people at the center of all policies and called on all lawmakers and all countries to act more strongly, together building a fair, prosperous and sustainable world for all.
