On the morning of October 18, within the framework of the 45th General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA 45), in the capital Vientiane, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man, Lao National Assembly Chairman, AIPA Chairman Saysomphone Phomvihane, and Cambodian National Assembly Chairman Khuon Sudary had a working breakfast.
According to VNA, at the working breakfast, the three National Assembly Chairmen agreed that the cooperative relations between the three countries, guided and directed by the leaders of the three Parties, are developing in all fields; in which defense and security cooperation continues to be a solid pillar; economic, trade and investment cooperation has developed strongly; cooperation in other fields such as tourism, education and training, culture, and people-to-people exchange has made many strong strides, with many innovative forms, contributing to tightening relations between the three countries.
The three National Assembly Chairmen affirmed that the National Assembly cooperation is increasingly deepening and contributing to promoting comprehensive cooperation on all channels and levels; playing an important role in the cooperative relationship, especially in perfecting institutions, promulgating policies and laws, supporting the Government in socio-economic development, ensuring security and defense of each country as well as promoting connectivity between the three economies of Vietnam - Laos - Cambodia. The three sides agreed to coordinate and prepare well for the meeting between the leaders of the three Parties in the coming time.
In order to contribute to realizing the commitments of the three countries' senior leaders, the three National Assembly Chairmen agreed to increase regular bilateral and trilateral exchanges and contacts; closely coordinate in monitoring and promoting the implementation of cooperation agreements signed by the two and three sides and deploy trilateral cooperation mechanisms; promote exchanges and training of youth and young leaders to foster the future of cooperation between the three countries; continue to implement the Young Cadre Training Program in border provinces and possibly expand to other provinces and cities of all three countries; closely coordinate in maintaining a peaceful, stable and friendly border between Vietnam - Laos, Vietnam - Cambodia and between the three countries.
National Assembly Chairman Khuon Sudary and National Assembly Chairman Saysomphone Phomvihane highly appreciated the fact that National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man presented four initiatives that Vietnam put forward at the AIPA Young Parliamentarians Meeting on: Strengthening the role of young ASEAN parliamentarians; Enhancing social welfare rights and employment opportunities for the elderly in the ASEAN region; Promoting the elimination of violence against women and girls in ASEAN; and Enhancing institutional capacity to connect transportation, aviation, and seaports in the ASEAN region.
The three National Assembly leaders reaffirmed the significance and role of the Vietnam-Laos-Cambodia Development Triangle Area (CLV-DTA) cooperation mechanism over the past 25 years, which has brought about many substantive results for the development of each country and strengthened the close relationship among the three countries; agreed to continue to strengthen the effective cooperation between the three countries in accordance with the development needs in the new period; and emphasized trust, solidarity and solidarity for the benefit of all three countries, for peace, stability, cooperation and development.
