Việt Nam stands ready to work closely with ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) member states to strengthen solidarity, share experience, and expand joint initiatives toward a more inclusive and future-ready ASEAN.
The statement was made by Trịnh Xuân An, a full-time National Assembly (NA) deputy from the Committee for National Defence, Security and Foreign Affairs and vice chairman of the 15th-term Young National Assembly Deputies Group, at the third consultative meeting of the Young Parliamentarians of AIPA (YPA), held online by the House of Representatives of the Philippines and the AIPA Secretariat on Tuesday.
Under the theme “ASEAN Youth: Strengthening Solidarity and Empowering Future-Ready Leaders,” the meeting served as a platform for young legislators to exchange views, share experience, and propose practical recommendations to build a stronger and more future-ready ASEAN Community.
Participants emphasised the need for ASEAN to fully harness its young human resources while establishing effective mechanisms to ensure that the voices of youth and young parliamentarians are heard and reflected in regional policymaking.
The meeting also reviewed the youth-focused initiatives of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA), including the ASEAN Young Parliamentarians Forum, AIPA Roadshow, Model AIPA, internship programmes at the AIPA Secretariat, and AIPA ConNEXT.
