Opening of the 46th ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly

On the morning of September 18, the 46th ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA-46) solemnly opened in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia with the participation of delegations from member parliaments/parliaments, observers and development partners of AIPA.

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man and delegates attend the opening ceremony of the 46th AIPA General Assembly. (Photo: VNA)

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man led a high-ranking delegation of the Vietnamese National Assembly to attend the opening ceremony.

Based on the ASEAN 2025 theme “Inclusive and Sustainable” , the 46th ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly has the theme “Parliamentary Pioneers for Inclusive Growth and Sustainable ASEAN” , demonstrating the host country Malaysia’s determination to promote the central role of parliament in leading the region towards peace , stability and prosperity on the basis of inclusiveness and sustainability; promote the role of parliament in policy making and supervision; be people-centered and represent the voice of the people.

In his welcoming speech to delegates attending AIPA-46, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim affirmed the important role of AIPA together with the parliaments and assemblies of member countries, actively contributing to the common efforts to strengthen solidarity, economic connectivity and consolidate ASEAN's central role in responding to challenges in the region and the world.

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim believes that the spirit of solidarity and close cooperation between parliaments and governments of member countries will contribute to the successful realization of the ASEAN Community Vision 2045, towards an ASEAN Community that is inclusive, sustainable, self-reliant, creative, dynamic and truly people-centered.

On that basis, the Prime Minister of the host country of AIPA-46 emphasized that AIPA needs to actively promote its role and contribute to policy making to help ASEAN improve its capacity to respond to challenges and take advantage of opportunities for development.

Continuing the program, the speech of the Speaker of the Malaysian House of Representatives once again affirmed the importance of AIPA, emphasizing the message of increasing the participation of youth and women in the policy-making process, ensuring the obligations and rights of vulnerable groups.

In addition, in the context of complicated and unpredictable developments in the international and regional situation, the AIPA-46 President called for the need to continue strengthening solidarity and ASEAN's central role, while attaching importance to efforts to promote dialogue and cooperation among relevant parties.

At the opening ceremony, AIPA Secretary General Siti Rozaimeriyanty Dato Haji Abdul Rahman affirmed the "irreplaceable" role of parliament as a bridge between the government and the people, between commitment and action, between vision and reality.

AIPA is a mechanism that contributes significantly to realizing the aspirations of the people, promoting progress on all three pillars of ASEAN, and contributing to enhancing the region's readiness and resilience to current challenges.

Accordingly, the AIPA Secretary General called on member countries to promote a spirit of responsibility and cooperation, aiming to build an ASEAN and AIPA that can put the voices, needs and aspirations of 670 million ASEAN citizens at the center of regional decisions, building an AIPA with concrete, substantive actions that are trusted by ASEAN people.

The participation of National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man and the Vietnamese high-ranking delegation in AIPA-46 contributes to affirming Vietnam's role and contribution to the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly; demonstrating Vietnam's readiness to continue working with member parliaments to strengthen solidarity and unity within the bloc, maintain a peaceful and stable environment, and build a strong and self-reliant Community, continuing to play a central role in the regional cooperation structure.

The National Assembly Chairman’s working trip takes place at the right time to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Vietnam’s accession to ASEAN and participation in AIPA (1995-2025). This is also the time when ASEAN and Vietnam are entering a new stage of development.

Therefore, this is an opportunity for Vietnam to actively work with ASEAN countries to promote the comprehensive and effective implementation of the ASEAN Community Vision 2045 and accompanying strategic plans, ensuring complementarity and coherence with the development plans and strategies of member countries, contributing to promoting inclusive and sustainable development in the region, in line with the themes of ASEAN and AIPA this year.

AIPA-46 is also an opportunity for the Vietnamese delegation and other countries to exchange and propose directions and measures to strengthen cooperation in the parliamentary channel, including promoting the role of parliamentary diplomacy in participating in and resolving regional issues, maintaining peace and stability, and further deepening relations and exchanges between people of all walks of life.

At the 46th AIPA General Assembly, the Vietnamese delegation will actively participate and contribute many proposals and initiatives to further promote regional cooperation as well as the role and contributions of parliamentary diplomacy.

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