President reiterates Viet Nam's commitment in his message addressed to AIPA-43

This is part of his message sent to the 43rd General Assembly of ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA-43), which officially opened in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on Monday.

Nguyen affirmed that the Vietnamese National Assembly will continue sound contributions to the process of cooperation and development of AIPA for a resilient, inclusive and sustainable ASEAN Community.

The President spoke highly of AIPA's strong development and cooperation over the past decade, and the support of AIPA member parliaments for governments of the member States in sustaining peace, security, stability and development in the region.

Top Vietnamese legislator Vuong Dinh Hue is leading a high-ranking delegation to attend the opening ceremony of AIPA-43.

Themed "Advancing Together for Sustainable, Inclusive and Resilient ASEAN", the event drew the participation of leaders of AIPA member parliaments, representatives of observer countries' parliaments and AIPA's guests.

In his opening remarks, President of Cambodian Senate Samdech Say Chhum emphasized that parliamentary partnerships need to be further strengthened to realize an ASEAN Community which can benefit all nations.

Through AIPA, parliaments of ASEAN member nations should boost synergy with partners in their governments in order to further promote sustainable recovery and support people-oriented and people-centred development, towards building sustainable community that is ready to deal with future crises, he said./.