At noon on September 20, Politburo member and National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man and his wife Nguyen Thi Thanh Nga and the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation arrived in Hanoi, successfully concluding their working trip to attend the 46th ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA 46) and an official visit to Malaysia.
Within the framework of the 46th AIPA General Assembly, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man attended the AIPA Executive Committee meeting, attended the opening ceremony and delivered an important speech at the First plurial session.
In his speech, the National Assembly Chairman emphasized that AIPA and its member National Assemblies/Parliaments are promoting their pioneering role in building a future for equal development opportunities and bringing common prosperity to all people in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
In the context of many rapid and complex developments in the world and the region, the National Assembly Chairman proposed 3 important priority areas that AIPA needs to focus on in the coming time. That is, AIPA needs to promote its role in promoting regional cooperation more effectively, including strengthening its role as a bridge, encouraging and facilitating the participation of all social classes and entities, actively contributing to the implementation of ASEAN Community Vision 2045; AIPA needs to take the lead in building institutions and policies to put regional commitments and agreements into practice, especially in science and technology development, innovation, digital transformation, etc.
Along with that, AIPA needs to actively participate in strengthening a more solid social foundation for regional cooperation, through encouraging, building, and implementing activities to nurture and spread awareness and community identity, enhancing communication, cultural cooperation, education, tourism, organizing exchange and exchange activities, etc. At the same time, AIPA needs to actively expand and deepen foreign relations, thereby helping to strengthen ASEAN's role as a center in the network of regional and global linkages and cooperation.
National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man affirmed that the Vietnamese National Assembly will continue to stand side by side with AIPA to turn ASEAN's vision and aspirations into reality, building an inclusive, sustainable, self-reliant, creative, dynamic development community that truly puts the people at the center.
At the 46th AIPA General Assembly, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man had bilateral meetings with heads of AIPA member parliamentary delegations and partners.
During his official visit to Malaysia, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man met with Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, held talks with Speaker of the House of Representatives Tan Sri Dato' Johari bin Abdul and Speaker of the House of Representatives Dato' Awang Bemee Awang Ali Basah.
In the capital Kuala Lumpur, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man visited and worked with leaders of the National Oil and Gas Group of Malaysia (Petronas); met with officials and staff of the Embassy and representatives of the Vietnamese community in Malaysia.
With rich and substantial activities, the working trip of National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man to Malaysia was a great success, contributing to strengthening political trust, promoting cooperation between Vietnam and Malaysia in all fields to be more substantial and effective; affirming that Vietnam will coordinate with Malaysia and ASEAN countries to build a sustainable and inclusive, united, strong ASEAN Community, strengthening ASEAN's central role in the regional structure.
